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Not every parent is a hover parent. I am not. Id say watch your own kids next time and dont worry about others.
Ummm I don't know, I may be a hovercraft(tm) but babies in that age range tend to pick up a lot of stuff and "test" it out. I don't know how safe or clean the ground is in a public park/playground? Let's hope this kid doesn't get neglected when he gets older all because you know, the parents "have the right to their own happiness too" . Those type of parents are some of the worst.
I'm with you. I always feel very uneasy when I feel that a mom has "checked out" and even if I can't describe it to others so that they fully understand what I saw and why it bothered me, I know it when I see it.
I don't really agree with it being nobody's business either. What ever happened to "It takes a village to raise a child," you guys? This is a baby we're talking about, not a teenager, and bad things can happen quickly to a little one, especially if the baby is in an area that is designated for older kids.
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Agreed. Plus, she said *50 feet* away. She was paying attention, but that's too far for a baby under one year to be sitting without someone nearby, especially without a wall or anything around him/her limiting what or who can come up from behind or from the sides of the mom's line of sight- the baby is just out in the open. Too many angles from where something can go wrong. Maybe I'm paranoid too but that to me spells trouble.
What ever happened to "It takes a village to raise a child," you guys? This is a baby we're talking about, not a teenager, and bad things can happen quickly to a little one, especially if the baby is in an area that is designated for older kids.
It doesn't take a village to raise a child, there are plenty of single parents who do a fine job.
Ummm I don't know, I may be a hovercraft(tm) but babies in that age range tend to pick up a lot of stuff and "test" it out. I don't know how safe or clean the ground is in a public park/playground? Let's hope this kid doesn't get neglected when he gets older all because you know, the parents "have the right to their own happiness too" . Those type of parents are some of the worst.
God forbid babies put dirty items in their mouths.
I don't think you're overreacting. I hate parents who don't watch their kids on the playground. Those are the kids who are usually throwing sand in other kids' faces, bullying all the other kids, and just all around acting like heathens, because there is no one watching them.
I will never forget being at a party once, some woman's child came up and hit my kid in the head with a tennis racket. My daughter starts screaming, the whole party stopped to look at my daughter. The whole time I'm thinking WHERE IS THIS CHILD'S MOTHER??? The little girl was probably 4 or so, my own daughter was 3. After I calmed my daughter down I realized this child's mom was sitting like 10 feet away! Never made any effort to admonish her child, or make her apologize.
I've been shocked at a lot of this neglect as well. This is how you know some parents are just NOT cut out to be parents. Knowing what I know now, I'm absolutely certain that some of these kids who bullied me when I was younger are now sociopaths and in jail. As a society, we really need to start having requiring licenses to breed.
Call CPS! The child might have a future as a sand thrower. Be sure not to let them out of your sight until they turn 18.
lol I can tell you have no kids... Things like throwing sand in another's face can actually scratch the cornea. It is also morally wrong and the beginning of not NOT becoming the kind of person we want in society...if a small child/baby regularly engages in bullying behavior at this age and is not reprimanded or urged subtly to be more respectful to others, this can indeed have lasting, negative consequences on personality.
God forbid babies put dirty items in their mouths.
You're right...Let's all start a new parenting trend: let's break out of the Hovercraft(tm) mold and allow our babies to put random objects from the ground in public parks in their mouths while unsupervised. Yes, this is pure genius. Thanks, city-data!!!
Agreed. Plus, she said *50 feet* away. She was paying attention, but that's too far for a baby under one year to be sitting without someone nearby, especially without a wall or anything around him/her limiting what or who can come up from behind or from the sides of the mom's line of sight- the baby is just out in the open. Too many angles from where something can go wrong. Maybe I'm paranoid too but that to me spells trouble.
Maybe I'm paranoid too, but if one parent notices the baby is "alone," then there are other, not so nice people, who might also notice. Sure, it's not that likely - but I guess not everyone agrees on what is acceptable risk and what isn't.
Maybe I'm paranoid too, but if one parent notices the baby is "alone," then there are other, not so nice people, who might also notice. Sure, it's not that likely - but I guess not everyone agrees on what is acceptable risk and what isn't.
I don't see where the baby was actually alone...the mother was there, when the child moved out where she thought it should be....she moved the kiddo back. She just didn't hover over the child and let the baby explore independently a bit.
More parents should let their kids play by themselves more often. Some people are acting like this mother dropped the kid off and at the park and drove away!
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. Those type of parents are some of the worst.
