Took DD4 to a birthday party earlier and for the house of "play" they had, she was booted off things by different children - who all completely ignored me when I stepped in.
There were 3 trampolines (in the floor).. she waited until one was free and had only bounced twice when someone else started bouncing. She came off and said "the man said one person at a time". The child's parent didn't say a word.
So we went to do something else. It was these rings you hang on and lift your feet up. My DD was swinging and dropped down because she couldn't hold her weight for more than a minute.. before she'd even got back up, someone came out of nowhere and took the rings.
So once again, we went to do something else. Waited in line for 2 girls to finish on swinging ropes. The girl from above came over a few minutes later and asked if DD was waiting - she said yes. Then as soon as one became available, the girl took it.
Another girl joined the line and as soon as I was lifting DD onto the tied part of the rope, this girl was trying to pull it off her saying it was her turn!
My DD ended up sitting next to the girl who took the rings and the rope, when they ate. The girl said to her mum "I don't have a knife" so lent over my DDs plate to try take hers! I was sitting with DD at the time as she was upset, so I was like no, this belongs to DD.
I just don't understand why parents who are standing right there, don't get involved. Or how children aren't being taught to wait their turn? It doesn't seem like a big lesson to teach them!! Same with manners! So why haven't the parents done it!
My DD is the kind of child who won't stop someone taking something off her. She just sits there and gets sad. But never says anything. It doesn't matter how much I tell her to tell an adult.
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Bananamama1213 · 08/10/2017 18:01
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