To be crossed with the other parents in the playground

[Trish1200]

I try to teach my 2yo Ds to be polite, wait for his turn and let other children play as well. But I'm starting to believe that I should stop and let him get on with it, as it's what other parents are doing.

They let their Dc push my son, to get to whatever he is on and say nothing.

Then YOU say something? Presumably you are stood supervising your child a foot or so away?

Welcome to the world of parenting

It doesn't stop there sadly

But why would you want to change your parenting to be the same as the parenting you're complaining about?

Just do it your own way and hopefully your child will grow up to be respectful and mannerly.

People differ in their parenting styles.

It can be annoying when your kids get pushed about, though it's a good opportunity to try to teach them to positively assert themselves.

I just think it's part and parcel of going to playgrounds tbh. Sorry.

Carry on doing what you are doing

That's playgrounds for you. Even kids who are usually very well mannered go bananas for a go on the slide.

Grit your teeth.

Are you standing close enough to him to ensure that he can have fair turns and is safe?

Being a bossy boots teacher, I used to just tell the other kids off out of habbit when they were misbehaving in the local park. I got a few funny looks from their parents, but no one ever said anything (I didn't make any children cry for example).