Pushing other people’s DC on the swings

[Deelish75]

DD (4) and I went to the park yesterday. She was on the swings - the type that you sit them into and they have bars around them. I was pushing DD quite high.
The swing next to her was one of those recliner swings which didn’t have anything to hold children in. Another little girl, similar age/size to DD climbed into it and asked me to push her. I pushed her gently but she kept asking to go as high as DD. I told her no because she wasn’t strapped in.
I felt a bit mean on the little girl but I didn’t want to run the risk of her falling out. The girl’s mum was outside of the playground sat on a picnic blanket with a group of other mums. We were probably there for about 10mins and nobody came to check up on her although they were looking over.
Just wandering what other people would have done?

You didn't do anything wrong OP. I probably wouldn't have pushed her at all and would have told her to ask her mum or dad to push her. Just in case she fell off the swing or something!

I wouldn’t have pushed her, I would just have said I was busy pushing my own DC. Not that there’s anything wrong with what you did. If I was sat there and saw someone else pushing my DC I would go over and check everything was ok, said thank you but also apologised for the inconvenience - I would teach my DC not to pester other parents to push them on the swing.

I always offer! I usually say “ I’ll start you off”. it’s good for your bingo wings

I would have done the same, a gentle push but not risk going any higher.

Well her mum obviously didn’t care Or she would of come and checked on her dd.

I would of pushed her once she asked but not high unless she was strapped in. I would of said “Your have to ask mummy/daddy if you want to go high”

We go to this park a lot, and sometimes it’s my DD climbing into that swing and a random stranger pushing her - I do go over, thank them and take over. Just felt a bit awful on the little girl as I was pushing DD quite high. I also felt annoyed that no adult came over to check on her.

I would have started her off but wouldn't push too high either. Sad but my kids weren't very good on swings for a while and DS is kamikaze! Honestly I'm surprised we haven't been to A&E with him yet. I wouldn't blame someone if he fell off but you never know what other kids are like.