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Disciplining Someone Else’s Child

October 25, 2010 By Chelsea 1 Comment

This past summer, a group of us moms and kids were at the beach. As I was chatting away (what’s new), my friend politely turned to me and asked, “Is it okay if I ask him to stop?” I bolted up (as fast a someone preggers with twins can) from my beach chair, turned around and saw that my son was throwing sand at her daughter!!!! “Yes!” I answered but was on it before she had to be. This situation got me thinking how tricky it can be when someone else’s child (in this instance MINE) is misbehaving. I wouldn’t have thought twice about it if she had asked my son to stop, but I have definitely witnessed times where a mom actually did care. It’s a sensitive subject and one Breezy Mama turned to Emma Jenner, a child development and behavioral specialist and star of popular TLC series Take Home Nanny, to get the best advice on how to discipline someone else’s child whether it be anywhere from the stranger at the park or to a playdate gone bad.

Should a mom step in if a child hurts or is hurting her child, even if the aggressive child’s mom is sitting right there?

Absolutely. Wait to see if the aggressive child’s mum is going to do anything, if not you should [Read more…] about Disciplining Someone Else’s Child

Filed Under: How to Parent Tips, The Breeze Tagged With: Disciplining other people's kids, Emma Jenner, popular TLC series Take Home Nanny, punishing someone else's kid, reprimanding another child

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