Is it wrong to yell at somebody elses kid out in public if they hurt yours?

Question

We were at mcdonalds and i had my 10 month old son in his carseat on the floor. This family next to us had 2 boys, being obnoxious and running around. Their parents didnt bother to tell them to behave. Then the boys got on the dirty floor and started rolling around. One of the boy rolled into my sons carseat and I yelled at him. Was I wrong or do I have every right to defend my baby?

Answer 1

Yell away with a clear conscience as far as I'm concerned

Answer 2

Yikes. Those poor kids (and your son too, of course). I don't think any child should ever be yelled at, but I know many people who don't feel the same. I would bet that those boys get yelled at all the time at home, from the sounds of the parenting (or lack thereof) going on. It would probably be lost on them. I bet they WOULD benefit from someone with some common sense gently explaining to them why they shouldn't run around etc. in McDonalds. And then... yell at the parents.

Answer 3

Being that its a 10 month old IN a carseat and has no way to defend himself I would have yelled at him to watch the baby! But also as a mother I would have jumped down your thorat for yelling at my child (depending on how it was done of course) so yea its a double standard but You did as any concerned mom would do

Answer 4

I believe you had every right to yell back at that child. Parents now a days dont pay attention to there children as much as before. You have to speak your mind even if the other parent looks at you in an ugly manner.

Answer 5

You were in your right. What were the moron parents doing?? Gazing off into lala land while their bad children rolled around on the dirty McDonald's floor?? Some people don't need to be parents.

Answer 6

i think of if the dad became into purely observing the youngster play up and not doing something, i might have embarrassed him in front of the different purchasers and his youngster, and instructed him if he wasn't keen to place his newborn so as then i might could.If he had reacted violently then that's the way it would have had to be. Then his youngster might could learn from his dads errors. My opinion, there are way too many undisciplined youngsters approximately.back interior the eighty's i might have have been given a clip around the ear if i've got been disrespect finished to an person and then a beating from my moms and dads as quickly as they found out.that is all the do-gooders molly codling the final era.

Answer 7

Of course you have the right to defend your baby!

But personally, I would not yell at the child. I would have yelled at the parents. It's really their fault.

I would have sternly asked the child to stay away from my baby, and then had a serious conversation with the parents.

Answer 8

you have every right to defend your baby. Considering it sounds as though you were in a McDonalds playhouse setting maybe you could have avoided this issue by not having your child in there until it was old enough.

Answer 9

Maybe not "yell" but speak in loud firm voice, and make sure parents do hear it. I have went over to kids there before too- and told them to not do something- and the parent called their kid back to table- then the kid was better after that- you do need to protect your child too!

Answer 10

You have a right to defend your child, yes.

You do NOT have the right to yell at another persons child.

The proper recourse to take is to talk to the boys parents. They are directly responsible for their children, and you, as a stranger to those kids, has no right saying a word to them. Voice your concerns to their parents, and if they continue to do nothing, go talk to the management.

And one thing ... do you plan to teach your child not to talk to strangers? I'm just curious. I assume you will. Yet, what happens when perfect strangers start talking to your child, as you did to those 2 boys? Shouldn't you be enforcing the rules you want to raise your own child with?

I always got a kick out of the hypocrisy of some people. I've raised my children not to talk to strangers, yet when people come up and talk to my kids, and my kids don't answer, they're seen as rude. I now point out to these (cough) adults to use the common sense they were born with.

Next time, talk to the parents. How would you react if some stranger started yelling at YOUR child?

Answer 11

I know how you feel, however I would not have yelled at the children rather the parents that allow their children to behave that way.