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To restrain a child from beating mine?

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JeremySmile · 08/10/2013 14:57

I have 3 children but am back in toddler group territory with my youngest. This morning, she was playing with a push along toy at toddler group (she's 14 months and tiny) and an older girl of 3/4 came and tried to pull DDs hands off it. I explained dd was playing with it and pointed out a similar one the other girl could play with. She replied no, that she was having that one and tried shoving dd. I picked up the toy and turned it to face a clear direction so dd could walk with it, again explaining to the girl that she could wait nicely for a turn or play with something else. She started screaming in my face, looked around and picked up a pull along dog and raised it to hit dd in the head with it. I caught her arm mid air before the toy hit dd and told the girl it wasn't kind to hit etc. She then started to try and shove the slide onto dd, then picked up another toy to hit her with. Again, I stopped her and this time her mother saw and came storming over saying how dare I touch her child etc. I explained the situation and she said I shouldn't take dd to toddler groups if I'm going to follow her around and be so precious over her. I said perhaps she should follow her child around if she's aware she's unable to share and violent to other children. WIBU to have said this/stop dd being hit?

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moldingsunbeams · 09/10/2013 12:46

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pigletmania · 09/10/2013 13:17

Ignore te woo parents on here, you dd the right thing, mabey next time alert the leaders or mum if this child des it again

pigletmania · 09/10/2013 13:18

40 kds what a nightmare, I prefer quiter groups

nicename · 10/10/2013 10:15

'having a paddy ' = throw a strop, to have a temper tantrum, a bit of a rant and rave, etc

Often a comment up for heated discussion on Mumsnet and other forums as in 'Is the term 'having/throwing a paddy' racist?'. Usually ends up in a bun fight (no offence to buns there).

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