Playground Manners - What the Heck!!

That happens alot to my son too, and usually I just tell the bigger kid that someone is trying to come down the slide and he needs to stop climbing up the slide. The kids will stop or just move to another slide. So far I haven't had to say anything to another mother, but if I had to, I certainly would. You are your childs voice and because you didn't stick up for your child, he had to stop playing. Next time it happens (and it will) if the kids don't listen to you, then just go over and nicely say something to another mother. I'm sure they won't get mad at you, they'll probably just say something like "oh! I'm so sorry I didn't See them" and hopefully tell their kid to stop. Just remember K., if you don't get up the courage to stand up for your kid then who will? I'm sure you don't want your kid to be walked on his whole life. I think if you look at it as standing up for your child rather than being confrontational then you will find it much easier to do, and after you do it once, then you'll feel so much better and wonder why it took you so long!! You can do it!! :) Good luck!!

i am the same way about confrontation, i HATE it. and it baffles me when people are inconsiderate and/or rude when it'd just be a lot easier on everyone to be polite and consider others' feelings. anyway, i agree with kelly - i would have said something to the kid! if the mom got offended then she should have been parenting her own kid, then you wouldn't have had to. obviously she wasn't paying enough attention to hear (or "get") your comments, so she probably wouldn't have even noticed you "guiding" her child. kids are a little easier to "confront" than parents! if not that, then i might have also said something to the desk attendant. and the other moms are right too - it will happen again! be ready, and good luck!

maybe next time you could go down the slide w/ him. i promise the kid won't run over you! plus how long has it been since you've gone down a slide? if it's been a while, that may be "just what the dr. ordered"... now i'm not saying that i'm right b/c i hate confrontation, also! no good at it!

I would have said something to one of the moms about her son, which ever one it was. Look at it as sticking up for your son who can't do it for himself. The problem with some of those play places is that moms like to go there to socialize and end up not watching their kids careful enough. If he was 4 she probably felt he didn't need to watched closely, but if he is doing something wrong, she definately should have been told. If it happens again, which it probably might, tell the parent for your child's sake, and if the mom kops an attitude definately say something to whoever is in charge. Hope this helps and your day gets better!
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