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

yes Katy.   would depend on the circumstances...

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

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 

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. 

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

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

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)

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.

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 ...