Stranger allegedly slaps crying child in store

JD Sal

Children younger than 18 months do not have the cognitive ability to process information, code it, and use it later in decision making situations. For example, explaining to a 13-month-old why she is being punished for hitting her sibling isn't going to get you very far if she can't yet understand reasoning. That is why discipline for children under 18 months usually involves only positive reinforcement and redirection.

Furthermore, studies have shown that very few children respond well to spankings as disciplinary measures. While the spankings may stop the behavior for the moment, in the long term it does not help the child to learn right from wrong. http://www.come-over.to/FAS/spanking.htm

Interesting article today on Live Science...
Children Who Get Spanked Have Lower IQs

ZiggyStar

JD Sal wrote:

Children younger than 18 months do not have the cognitive ability to process information, code it, and use it later in decision making situations. For example, explaining to a 13-month-old why she is being punished for hitting her sibling isn't going to get you very far if she can't yet understand reasoning. That is why discipline for children under 18 months usually involves only positive reinforcement and redirection.

Furthermore, studies have shown that very few children respond well to spankings as disciplinary measures. While the spankings may stop the behavior for the moment, in the long term it does not help the child to learn right from wrong. http://www.come-over.to/FAS/spanking.htm

Interesting article today on Live Science...
Children Who Get Spanked Have Lower IQs

I read that article this morning!

Heatherj43

dunkman wrote:

Heatherj43 wrote:

dunkman wrote:

this thread is like funny... non-parents telling us how we should treat and deal with our own kids...

its like getting advice from Michael J Fox at the best way to win Musical Statues

Yeah!! Can you imagine if your kid was just having one of those days, (this was a toddler), and some stranger slapped it repeatedly?? Oh man!! I just can't imagine.
One time my 5 year old son and I went to the movie show. An old lady in back of us placed her feet inside the crevice of my son's seat; where the top and bottom meet, but in the back of his seat, so he gets up and then sits right back down and pinched her toes. I heard her yell out, turned and realized what happned and apologized, even though it was not my kid's fault. She ignored me and put her hand up like she was gonna back hand him and said, "I oughta slap you, sonny". I felt my blood boil. My ex was there too and I saw him get pissed. I waved to him to just ignore her and calm down, but then she proceeded to bitch to her husband thru the whole movie about how her toes hurt!!! The movie was some older version of Superman, or something like that, it may have been Star Wars.
It took a lot for my ex and I to just sit there and try to ignore her. I had taken my son out at some point and let him know he was not at fault. Why she had her feet in the crevice of a seat that automatically folds when someone gets up is beyond me. When my son got up and this happened, the show hadn't started and he was getting up to go with his dad to get treats, I said he couldn't go right then, and he sat back down, pinching her toes which shouldn't had been on my kid's seat anyway. To threaten to slap him and me stay quiet was very hard!! My blood boiled.

i would have punched her in the fudd™

Why the trademark logo?

Danimal

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LikeAnOcean

JD Sal wrote:

Children younger than 18 months do not have the cognitive ability to process information, code it, and use it later in decision making situations. For example, explaining to a 13-month-old why she is being punished for hitting her sibling isn't going to get you very far if she can't yet understand reasoning. That is why discipline for children under 18 months usually involves only positive reinforcement and redirection.

Furthermore, studies have shown that very few children respond well to spankings as disciplinary measures. While the spankings may stop the behavior for the moment, in the long term it does not help the child to learn right from wrong. http://www.come-over.to/FAS/spanking.htm

Interesting article today on Live Science...
Children Who Get Spanked Have Lower IQs

OK, who in their right mind spanks an 18 month old???

Prime ass whooping age for me was age 5 to 10.. I knew damn well why I was getting my ass whopped. I even laughed a few times in the process. lol.



And I can't believe this thread is still alive.. you guys are making this guy a legend.. now I know who I'm going to be for Halloween!

Heatherj43

LikeAnOcean wrote:

JD Sal wrote:

Children younger than 18 months do not have the cognitive ability to process information, code it, and use it later in decision making situations. For example, explaining to a 13-month-old why she is being punished for hitting her sibling isn't going to get you very far if she can't yet understand reasoning. That is why discipline for children under 18 months usually involves only positive reinforcement and redirection.

Furthermore, studies have shown that very few children respond well to spankings as disciplinary measures. While the spankings may stop the behavior for the moment, in the long term it does not help the child to learn right from wrong. http://www.come-over.to/FAS/spanking.htm

Interesting article today on Live Science...
Children Who Get Spanked Have Lower IQs

OK, who in their right mind spanks an 18 month old???

Prime ass whooping age for me was age 5 to 10.. I knew damn well why I was getting my ass whopped. I even laughed a few times in the process. lol.

Yeah, and this child was 2. I can't belive this even got to a debate stage. Redardless of how old the kid is, its assault, I can think of many times I would love to smack an adult. Its assault.

vital5

Roger Stevens - 1
Child - 0

Kids have no respect these days, because no one beats them... maybe this smack down will put the child on the path to the straight and narrow....

mfc2006

vital5 wrote:

Roger Stevens - 1
Child - 0

Kids have no respect these days, because no one beats them... maybe this smack down will put the child on the path to the straight and narrow....

i really hope that this post is a joke.....
if not, wow.

vital5

mfc2006 wrote:

vital5 wrote:

Roger Stevens - 1
Child - 0

Kids have no respect these days, because no one beats them... maybe this smack down will put the child on the path to the straight and narrow....

i really hope that this post is a joke.....
if not, wow.

Kids having no respect is not a joke...

supersonicyears

Heineken Helen wrote:

TheBeach wrote:

mrvedderson wrote:

im a parent and all you need to do is get the kids attention, if words arent doing it a smack on the mouth wont do any harm, gets the eye contact you are after. there have been many times where i wanna treat others kids like mine, but i know i cant do that. and for the stranger to feel it is their place to step in is pretty hypocritical, like saying, dont bother me when no one was even paying attention to you.

You smack your children in the mouth. You should be sitting in the cell right next to that ass that hit that little girl. I feel sorry for your children.

If someone hit my child, I would hope I was in one of the more interesting sharp aisles in the store. He wouldn't be able to hit another child again.

You people that are posting like you're sympathizing with that monster are pathetic. I hope you don't have children.

I feel sorry for you... your kids will possibly grow up to be sociopaths... yearning for SOME kinda reaction!

Wishing other people don't have kids is pretty mature of you... I'm sure you're a great parent :roll:

I really do feel sorry for you. The things that you say are disturbing. I don't wish other people not to have children, only the one's that would abuse them.

ZiggyStar

vital5 wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

vital5 wrote:

Roger Stevens - 1
Child - 0

Kids have no respect these days, because no one beats them... maybe this smack down will put the child on the path to the straight and narrow....

i really hope that this post is a joke.....
if not, wow.

Kids having no respect is not a joke...

hahaha Kids are little fucking shits nowadays! I remember when the principal of my primary school would walk along the verandah tapping his cane as he walked along and we'd all SHIT OURSELVES....nowadays, kids fucking punch their principals and know they can get away with it.

I don't know.....as I said before, I don't think a lot of parents are smart enough or have the time to properly discipline their kids without smacking. It seems to me that a lot of kids don't get disciplined anymore.....and I think a smack on the arse would be better than no discipline at all.

haffajappa

ZiggyStar wrote:

Some parents really do need to fucking shut their kids up at shopping centres though. I can't stand kids screaming and hate when parents just walk along ignoring them or leave them to scream in the aisle and walk off. They may be used to that sound -- but I'm not.

I used to work at the kids/baby department of Sears...
i could have given out my fair share of backhands, i could tell yoU!

i might add - after reading a couple other posts - I don't condone what this man did, whatsoever!
But... like i said, working in a department store and seeing how people shop with their kids day in and day out, i saw a lot of great parents, but a lot who just let their kids do whatever they want. I've literally watched parents WATCHING their children destroy merchandise, pull clothes off racks, hang off the racks (they'll probably be the first to sue when the rack breaks), scream, run, you name it. its all free babysitting! my favourite is when people take toys and give them to their babies to keep them occupied, let them suck on them and drool all ove them and then put it back on the shelf when they're done shopping. think of that next time you are buying a baby gift!

Heatherj43

I absolutely think its horrific what this man did and he should be charged with assault, but it reminded me of when I use to waitress many moons ago. I would watch kids take their bubble gum and string it aound the table, they'd crunch crackers all over the floor, they'd open any thing they could find that opens and leave it like that, etc. The parents wouldn't say a word to them. I use to think, "do you let your kids do that at home?".
Of coursd they don't. There was something about being at a restaurant that made the parents think alls fair.
Its not okay to let your kids do whatever they want all because its not their home. The lousy tip you gave me isn't worth trying to unstick gum from around the table, or clean up maple syrup from the booth, or having to replace the next person who sits there food because your angel left the top of the salt loose and it poured all over their food.
Teach your kid right and wrong please.

Ms. Haiku

Heatherj43 wrote:

Itake their bubble gum and string it aound the table, they'd crunch crackers all over the floor, they'd open any thing they could find that opens and leave it like that, etc.

Adults don't do that? Adults are so fidgety sometimes, they just destroy those little nicknacks on the restaurant table. Good thing table jukeboxes were created. Then they could just flip through page after page while they wait for the food.

haffajappa

Ms. Haiku wrote:

Heatherj43 wrote:

Itake their bubble gum and string it aound the table, they'd crunch crackers all over the floor, they'd open any thing they could find that opens and leave it like that, etc.

Adults don't do that? Adults are so fidgety sometimes, they just destroy those little nicknacks on the restaurant table. Good thing table jukeboxes were created. Then they could just flip through page after page while they wait for the food.

I think there are some adults who could use a slap in the face too!