Would You Smack Someone Else's Child?

[icyfroth]

This topic came up on the Yumi and Sami Breakfast Show this morning. Usually I can't stand listenening to them and switch to another station after the mystery voices, but I found this interesting:

Yumi throws an Easter birthday party for her daughter whose birthday falls just before.

She invites a heap of kids. Hides heaps of easter eggs in the park opposite and on a signal, lets the kids loose to hunt for them.

This kid, whose bigger than the rest, races out before the signal and grabs all the eggs before any of the other kids can get them.

This happens several times. Yumi puts on her scary face, reprimands him, but he still does it. His parents can't control him either.

Yumi feels like giving him a smack.

Sami says no way, you can't do that.

Yumi says if there was an invisible bubble and she could've smacked him without any repercussions, she would have.

They asked for listeners to call in with their opinions.

Most said no way, one said yes, one said Yumi should have asked the parents to take action or take their child home.

I wouldn't smack someone else's child.

What would you have done?

[shepherdsrule]

I would have smacked the parents, then told all three of them to ****** you know the rest.

[kengillard]

yes Katy.   would depend on the circumstances...

[**meep**]

gottabecareful - I'd love to see someone uploading to utube Yumi doing just that :^O

[patchoo78]

I've had day dreams about smacking someone else's kid at the shops when they nearly trip me over. I wouldn't smack someone else's kid but I might slap a relative's kid 

[catsnknots]

Katy...To smack a child because they are running dangerously close to roads in my opinion is understandable...  it is a danger factor and needs to be addressed quickly... you can't talk sense into a kid at a time like that. 

To smack a child because of the circumstances that Yumi is talking about shows a lack of authority. She has no way to controlling the child so wants to use violence. 

and who hides eggs in a park.. yukky. 

[azureline**]

No.... but I would not invite them again.

[cherry*135]

No, I wouldn't. I have never felt the need to smack someone else's child in the past either.

[happyroo_bunji]

I would of liked to smack the child, but I wouldn't do it.  I wouldn't smack my nephew (I'm not even allowed to say no to him)

[*pepe]

no i would not smack another person's child, and woe betide anyone who raised their hand to mine.

oh and i have hidden eggs in a park for a treasure hunt - the kids had a blast, all the parents got a smile from watching their kids so excited.

Its one of my treasured memories of my kids younger years.

[katydidthat]

Thanks for the positive comments ...

I don't agree with regular smacking, but I think smacking has its place ... for example, I had told my son NOT to put a plastic bag on his head ... and why.  He did it ... and I smacked him ... sometimes it sends a message that words don't.  

When I talk about smacking ... I'm talking about a light whack on the nappy region.  

When my son was about 16 months old, we traveled from Australia to Britain ... I'd bought all sorts of food and toys for my son and had them in my carry on luggage.  We sat next to two parents and their child who was about the same ages as my son.  He displayed interest in my son's toys and foods and wanted to play with the toys and eat the foods.  Every time he touched anything, his parents hit him.  I said that it was fine with me, and that the kids could share ... but it was hit, smack, hit, smack.  

I tried to keep smacking to important/safety situations ...