We were at soft play before, my DP and DS who is 4 next month. Whilst he’s confident and make friends easily he’s a sensitive soul and is kind to every child he meets.
We were about to leave and we’re watching him in the soft play about to tell him to come down when we saw another child, who looked younger than mine push over DS who fell to the floor. He’s not been well all week and today is the the first day he hasn’t been out after being off nursery all week. He cried loudly and I went in to get him. Whilst I was on my way to get him DP saw the child run back over to DS, and hit him hard repeatedly in the face, over and over, and then he ran off.
I retrieved my son and when I came down a family next to us were also talking about the hitting child, who had then hit one of there’s. They told me where the child’s parents were and without thinking I went over and spoke to his father and told him his child was hitting several children and he needed to ‘have a word’. His response “he’s only 2 you know”. I completely understand this, he’s practically still a baby. But should that make it okay for my three year old (and other children) to be hurt and crying? My DS has a visible red mark on his face where he had been hit. His father did not seem to care.
I’ve not felt anger like this but know this child was just 2 and kids do this! Any words of wisdom? Was I BU to complain to his father?