To be apalled at this display of piss poor parenting?

[MaisyMooCow]

Today I was queuing in the Post Office. Close by was a woman with her DS of around 12-14 months in his pram. The baby was playing with a Tesco plastic carrier bag!!! His mother had given it to him to play with. He was pulling it to his face and then pushing it up in the air. For a few seconds at a time it lay across his face. The mother just stood there sorting through some papers and dipping in and out of her handbag. I watched with jaw touching the floor, I couldn't believe how stupid she was. Then, she takes it from him, puts stuff into it and puts it back in the rack under the pram.

And if that wasn't bad enough, as they passed me she put a Snickers bar into his hand !!!!

I was so tempted to go and say something but feared the response I may have got from her. I think had she continued to let him play with the carrier bag for any longer I would have definitely of gone up to her.

I feel so sorry for that poor child.

Zukiecat - some MN'etter's get very defensive that's why and even if a woman is teaching a child that playing with a plastic carrier bag is ok and that snikcers is an ok choice for a snack for such a young child (so not a good choice) they will feel the need to defend them. Heck, some even defend women who smoke when pg!

A SNICKERS BAR?!!!

OH, THE HUMANITY!!!!!!!!

The plastic bag thing again...

Yes, they are massively dangerous but since when was a toddler at less risk of harming themselves because they haven't experienced something before? Having a plastic bag under supervision doesn't make it more or less likely that they will play with one if they get at one when not supervised. My son has nurofen from time to time, he has experience of it so yes, because it is sweet, he might be interested in sampling it if he was on his own. But either way, I'm not leaving nurofen (that he knows) or ibuprofen tablets (which he doesn't) in reach. The exposure is a non-issue. Any toddler is at risk from a plastic bag or any other danger factor if they are not supervised. At any time. No matter what you have said or done before.

Can't be bothered reading all the post so I apologise if you have come back to add something pertinent, but...the plastic bag really isn't dangerous if she's standing right there. If she'd left him with it unsupervised then it's a different story, but that's not how your OP describes it. Sounds like good use of a distraction to hand IMO.

The Snickers on the other hand would really make me

Re Plastic bag, she was there so the baby was not going to suffocate.

Re snickers , not exactly an ideal weaning food with a chocking hazard from the nuts.

Doesn't mean she is a bad mother but certainly showing some ignorance over what is appropriate food for a baby.

None of your business.

working9while5 - Don't agree, children should be taught from as young as age as possible that they don't play with plastic bags/bottles of bleach etc. Yes you may say that you will not leave them with those items unnattended but slips ups do happen. Cupboards get left unlocked etc.

Oh goodness. I gave my 6 month old an (unopened) bag of monster munch to play with in his pram the other day. It's shiny and it crunkles and is therefore way more fun than his proper toys.

I'll keep an eye out for some disgruntled stranger starting a thread on here and will wait for the knock at the door from social services.

I thought that, while care should always be taken with plastic bags, they have holes in these days to reduce the suffocation risk?

sorry, but you need to get out more

I'm sorry: 'living in Manchester I have learned it is best not to approach anyone unless absolutely necessary.'

You have zero sympathy from me for that comment, OP.

Like I said up the thread GoingforGold We are all rough as fuck round these parts.

All carrier bags in my house are tied up in a knot (old habit), my kids used to play with the knoted bags as they made a lovely noise, especially if filled with even more crinckly noisy stuff.
The snickers bar is bad.....YUCK! Can't stand them.

But then I've seen a mum at the local school give her one year old red bull to drink !

I've seen a one year old with a can of redbull, actually drinking it from the can . But that's what happens in Manchester you see.

now I would judge at the redbull. There is no excuse for that.
It's vile stuff anyway

Havent read the thread but I bet she only gave the snickers because some woman was giving her evils about the carry bag. I expect she did it to make your beak stick out further.

redbull? Good Lord . . . whoever wants their toddler to have more energy?

< mind boggles >

Lol baloonslayer - who indeed!