Should selfish parents who allow their child to act up in public be banned from certain places?

Question

WARNING.......Very Graphic/Disturbing

http://www.nobeliefs.com/babies.htm

Do you agree with me especially on the SPACE SUIT

What is right solution?

Answer 1

beat the parent, kill the child

or kill them both

Answer 2

If I've taken the time to teach my children what is appropriate behaviour for their surroundings ie in a restaurant you sit quietly, talk politely and eat properly then why should my and their experience be made less by some other parent who thinks it is ok for their child to run around shouting at the tops of their voices. We all know that libraries are supposed to be quiet places and maybe you should arrange the timing for visits better. As for the baby crying on the bus why wasn't the mother attending to it and ensuring the childs needs were met, whether that was feeding or whatever. I've never come across a child who just cried for the sake of it unless they were suffering from colic and in which case it wouldn't make sense to put others in the position of having to listen. The flight is a different thing altogether as it may well have been the pressure that upset the baby but to actually kick of a flight means a detour to land etc then you've got to wonder if the parent just wasn't bothered. It is a minority of babies/children who behave this way and I'm sorry but it is down to bad parenting so why should the rest of us suffer for their failures but that is what is happening, we are all getting tarred by the same brush. A blanket ban would not work as sometimes we do have to go places in public with children, buses are needed for transport etc ok I can walk to the doctors but the hospital is 2 bus rides away you couldn't stop things like that.

Answer 3

It really makes my **** twitch when people don't understand parenting. I'm expecting a baby soon and I hope to god that I can be a good parent and not have them screaming the place down and destroying stuff. Whilst there are a few bad parents out there who just don't seem to give a toss what their child is doing, I feel so sorry for the people who are trying to control a deranged toddler. Children cry and occasionally have tantrums, it's a fact of life - get used to it. If you're feeling exasperated just standing in the same shop as a screaming kid, multiply that feeling by about 1000 and you'll probably be somewhere near how the stressed out, sleep-deprived, harassed parent will be. It is you being selfish in your lack of tolerance and understanding. No parent worth their salt wants a bad child but being a mother is so difficult. Mine isn't even born yet and I'm terrified at how I will cope when she has her first screaming fit - how will I cope when I'm at my wits end and I've got insensitive pricks like you glaring at me thinking I'm a bad parent?

Answer 4

I couldn't be bothered to read it all to be honest... but I once went to a restaurant and there were two children running around and screaming and hiding behind the other customers and it is just so so rude of the parents - unfortunately they were my cousins so it was pretty embarrassing too. I couldn't say anything because my aunt is into all this 'free play' and what not, but my kids will be chained to a seat before they start acting like that!

Answer 5

I don't have any children, but I can tell you that I think this article stinks, what were you like as a child, how many peoples nerves did you get on with your wailing and screaming hey, I feel really sorry for a lot of parents, little kiddies who play up stress the hell out their parents, kids pick up on the stress, mom and dad get more stressed and so the circle goes round, how the hell do they cope when their little one has been up sick all night and is so cranky the next day, neither have had any sleep so all hell breaks lose, I just feel sorry for them, it can't be easy been a parent with kiddies who are tired, cranky, teething, scared or poorly, its not just kiddies who wail and have temper tantrums, lots of adults are just as bad, I've given many a weekend up for my family and friends who's kiddies are like that just so they can get some sleep themselves and have a bit of peace, maybe you could try it yourself, that way they'd be more happy parents and less cranky kiddies.

Answer 6

The first video demonstrates what happens when a parent is afraid to discipline his kid. Perhaps he wants to be the kid's friend as opposed to his parent. Maybe he is afraid that a paternalistic micromanaging big government type will try to confiscate his kid for the state. Either way, that kid needs a slap, a big restraining bear hug and some stern but loving words.

The noise babies make that you find so offensive is designed to irritate adults. It is there to command immediate attention. That's exactly what its for.

Assuming you are the author of the article, if you had the patience to train your cat to use the toilet, there's no reason you cant deal with a kid. My suggestion to you is to get spayed or neutered ASAP.

Answer 7

The space suit is going a bit over board but i agree with the ship idea should be the same with all public transport. Its like why take kids to the shops when your trying to do your shopping the parents of babies they just let them scream all the time. Man i can go on and on about this subject.

Answer 8

Well, it depends. With babies, there's nothing much you can do, except go outside to calm the kid down. But if you're going grocery shopping and have to bring your baby with you, well, nothing much you can do.

Kids have to be tolf several times before they actually understand there parents won't let them do whatever they want. That being said, there's a difference between crying a little bit and doing what you see some kids do. I've never done it, cos I know my mum would never let me do that!

Anyway. It all comes down to come sense. Don't bring babies to a restaurant or to the cinema as you never know when they might start yelling. As for kids, try once and see how it goes.

But I don't think they should be banned. There are already too many rules in this world. Don't add another one.

Answer 9

Yenno what, its not selfish.
I felt the same way when I would go to a restaurant/airplane/etc but after I gave birth to my daughter, I realized HOW hard it can be to control a young child, or get them to stay quiet. If you don't have a kid, you cannot even BEGIN to understand how hard it is.
Some kids are so temperamental that parents dont bring them out at all. Thank god my daughter is mostly easygoing but I understand for those frazzled parents that are hanging by one nerve as there child screams and screams
As for you people t hat don't appreciate it and mutter under your breath on how annoying that kid is, go home, have a kid, and than come back and say it.

Answer 10

I'd like to beat parents that let their kids act up like that. It's all in the parents. I used to work with kids and they never, ever treated me the way that they treated their parents or acted up in the same ways. Why? Because I had rules and boundaries and when they were broken or crossed, there were consequences.

Banned? Maybe not. But I always wish that there was an enclosed adults only area at places.

Answer 11

I agree with you that parents who let their kids act obnoxiously should be banned from public places too and I'll go one better I think any available adult in the area should be allowed to wale on their *** if the parents aren't gonna step up and do their own job as parents.