Things That Shouldn’t Be Said To Children

[SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows]

I get quite upset hearing parents deal with sometimes really little children. For example, I was at work & a little girl was dawdling in the shop. Her dad said “ Ok we’ll leave you then”. Heard this so often & how awful for the child who doesn’t understand that the parent wouldn’t actually do that. When I worked as a nanny, one of the Mums used to threaten that “ Beryl” would come & get her 3 year old. I took her on the tube once & she was inconsolable when a woman near us called her friend “ Beryl”. However, it was sweet revenge when the Mum was attempting to dry the little girl’s hair & she was struggling, saying “No, I want Beryl to do it”!
I’ve also heard parents threaten their kids with the police & even that they would send them to hospital if they didn’t behave. Why don’t they think before they speak?

I’m still not sure how I’m being judgy. Obviously I can’t know the whole situation when I hear a parent saying stuff to their kids. My OP was just expressing my opinion. There are certain things that ( ideally) you should avoid saying to little kids. With older kids it’s a bit different because they have the maturity to know when things aren’t meant but 3 & 4 year olds, for example, would be a lot more likely to believe what their parents were saying. It upsets me to hear parents telling their kids that they will leave them.

Sorry OP that was directed at @AttilaTheUOkHun

I used to work in a shop - when people would say that to their kids near me I would simply reply - "no I won't! It's not my job to parent your kid."

If it helps the parents probably don't want to be saying it either. It's a tough gig.