To think toddler on news was badly behaved?!

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Segment on milk allergies in children

I wouldn't tolerate it in a cafe etc but I would expect to leave a cafe should a tantrum result from my stopping them. Assuming this mum wanted to be I the news to share some important information I can see why she wouldn't want to risk the child screaming crying etc. Not poor parenting but a rather wise judgement call

Exactly, has gilt obvious that trying to remove the child would have resulted in a tantrum. In normal circumstances at that point you could leave/try to contain the tantrum or distract the child.

I've got to laugh at the poster who said they'd get up on live tv and say how it was inappropriate.

I'm amazed anyone would even give this any headspace other than to think it mildly funny.

What were the kids doing there anyway? They add nothing to an interview except chaos.

What were the kids doing there anyway? They add nothing to an interview except chaos.

Which, I imagine, is exactly what the producers wanted.

Could we all just agree that this was a setup for internet clicks, stop insulting the poor woman who has been branded a "terrible parent" based on the most minuscule evidence, and move on with our lives?

How on earth does Mum look 'frumpy'?

If she is frumpy than so are the majority of women I see out and about on a daily basis. She looks well groomed and in smart casual clothes to me... perfect for a Mum on tv with her two children talking about parenting issues.

And I agree with all PP that the poor woman didn't know quite what to do while her toddler climbed on the table in the midst of her live interview. The PP who said 'I would have told child her behaviour was unacceptable and removed her' was completely unreasonable... It was a brief interview and Mum interrupting herself and the interviewer to do 'proper parenting' [as she may well do normally at home or in a cafe' would have created a bigger distraction and disturbed the flow of the interview, especially if 2 year old had decided to kick off at that point screaming and kicking [with expensive camera gear nearby]. It could have gotten much worse really quickly.

All this finger pointing at the poor woman, really ...

the purpose of the interview was to raise awareness
And yet all it's done is highlight a child climbing on the desk. How many people watching are going to be concentrating on the real issue? Some will be worrying that the kid will fall, others blaming the mother, some saying it's set up, some laughing, some complaining that kids should be allowed behave like kids. Doesn't leave many to focus on allergies...

The judgement on this thread would make a person weep. Don't you all have better things to do? Poor woman, what a stressful situation.

I would bet actual money it was encouraged by the producers who want another clip to go viral.

quizqueen your medal for superior parenting is in the post though, don't worry.

YABU.
And some of the nasty, uncalled for speculation on here is horrible.
The kid was being a toddler - normally, it is best to instantly take them down from the table and tell them off, but the mother was part way through a LIVE TV interview! She didn't have much time to make a decision, and chose to carry on with the interview rather than take 5 minutes out to tell toddler off/trigger screaming tantrum.
Its a complete non-issue.
But any excuse to have a go at mothers, eh?

I loved it! I loved the high five he gave her at the end. The child was behaving like a child of that age. Not a problem. Mum will treasure that clip!

OP, are you coming back for the, ahem, discussion?

I wouldn't bother replying to Neutrogena. She's a GF on most threads.

I'm laughing at the whole studio being aghast.

Just a touch of melodramatic.

The segment was opened with the words that Iris "will do whatever she chooses to do for the next couple of minutes", clearly indicating that they had taken the decision to let her roam freely during the interview, so that mum could focus on answering the questions and maybe generating some cute footage for the viewers.

Toddler acting like a toddler the HORROR seriously op

Marian says 'nice try sister, but no cigar.

I felt sorry for the older child who looked overwhelmed and could barely nod an answer.

Obviously the whole thing was encouraged by the production team to be more 'appealing' : get the kiddies in, it'll make it more watchable. Unfortunately it just turns what should be a serious issue into entertainment.

The only poor judgement from the mother was in agreeing to bring her children along with her- the item would be taken more seriously if she'd been able to speak uninterrupted with maybe some video clips of her kids, to bring the personal element

Not that she was by any stretch of the imagination, but Even if she was frumpy. What the fuck does that have to do with anything.

Alistair Stewart even said at the start of the section that the toddler was going to do what she wanted. They had obviously said to the mother 'just say your bit and let the toddler get on with it'. If they'd wanted to have the interview calmly they would have had the toddler off in the green room. They obviously wanted to go for the cute toddler mucking about angle and got it. Everyone knows what kids that age are like in TV studios, This Morning often do it deliberately because it always goes viral.

Nothing to do with parenting, her older child was beautifully behaved and the little girl was just a normal toddler.

She's probably what people call "highly spirited"...I get that the mum was torn "do I sort out misbehaving child and risk a meltdown on live tv or let her run riot and say my piece???" Tbf the mum could've done with another pair of hands or had the opportunity to debrief the 3 year old on newsroom etiquette.

Etiquette!!!!!. You can't expect a 2/3 year old to understand etiquette. Kids play explore run around climb
That's not the child being spirited or bad parenting. That's just life.
And would you want a prefect little robot with no character and personality.

At the start Alistair Stewart said something about 'this is little Iris, who will do whatever she chooses to do'. It seemed like they'd just decided to let her wander about...

He also says to Iris 'you're alright, you carry on there' as she climbs on the desk, at which point it looked like the mother would love to have taken her off, but was going along with everything Alistair had said!

She was a tiny, exploring child!

Fair enough it was orchestrated as such so that the child could roam free for the purpose of the interview. In which case, there's no point judging as 3 year old was clearly encouraged to do what she wanted and the mother told to ignore her.

Yes, when I brief my 3 year old on the proper etiquette I find it makes such a difference to his behaviour.

Said no parent, ever.

"She's probably what people call "highly spirited"."

At least the child has some spirit.

OP and the professionally outraged must have had their spirit beaten out of them. I feel sad for them.

No wonder some people start acting in extreme and destructive ways in adulthood, perfect sign of an authoritarian upbringing.

I think the mum was daft to agree to doing an item with the kids there. Eldest was mute and overwhelmed, youngest was like a performing circus act.

Oh FFS do some people really hate kids that much?
Toddler does what toddlers do.
Mum says her piece ,because it was important.
Quickly call SS for this serious act of neglect ON AIR!!