just been to local, lovely one o'clock club with ds (23 mo). everyone there having a great time until they came into contact with one boy probably about 3 yo who was horrendous. he snatched the toy my ds was playing with away and when I suggested they share and tried gently to move it back to the middle of the table he hit me in the face, then pushed my ds in the face and tried to do so again even as I was intervening. his mother nowhere near but then came over, snatched the dummy from his mouth and told him if he hit again they would leave .
later violent boy came up to my ds and snatched a toy out of his hand. ds did nothing in response and was then shoved to the ground. his mother was not supervising but did see this and took the boy away, behind the building and I suspect smacked him. was not very apologetic. I was fuming and tried to be sympathetic whilst stating that I didn't think this was acceptable behaviour.
still later I see violent boy run up to a ride-in car, trying to hold it in place, then open the door, try to drag out the occupant and when that failed hit this child twice in the face despite the victim's mother telling him not to. it transpired that he had also pushed another girl off the top of a climbing frame.
child clearly has some problems, very aggressive, poor speech and mother who just didn't want to watch him, let alone play or interact with him, or instil discipline i na consistent manner (ffs she said they'd leave if he hit again after the first time with ds).
BUT he was making life miserable for everyone else. I have no idea if it's possible to get someone banned from a place like this and I know that sounds rather heavy-handed. also if they can't come to somewhere like this chances are the mother doesn't get a break, the child doesn't let off energy and the cycle continues. but then why should everyone else suffer because of one really shockingly behaved child?
WWYD?