It's annoying when you see a kid throwing a tantrum at a store and the parent is doing absolutely nothing about it, "Oh my God, control your kid before I do!!!" amirite?

+218 It's annoying when you see a kid throwing a tantrum at a store and the parent is doing absolutely nothing about it, "Oh my God, control your kid before I do!!!" amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Maybe ignoring the kid is their way of handling the situation. Kids hate being ignored, and yelling at them can sometimes only make it worse.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ignoring the child is a good thing to do in situations like that, but not in a public place. Then you need to get them in control, and teach then that such behavior is just unacceptable.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I feel really uncomfortable when a parent physically discipline a child in a public place.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I didn't mean that you have to yell or hit them to get them under control. What my mother did is she took me to the side and talked to me about how my behavior is annoying other people. By nature, no human wants to do harm or be rude to others outside of revenge

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Which is why, everytime I'm in a place with a crying child, I get out as fast as I can to avoid smacking the child's parents.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Autistic kids get really nervous in certain social situations and just can't handle it. It seems like a tantrum, but they just wanna get the hell outta there, so try not to instantly think that when a kid is making noise in public, it's because they're a brat. There are WAY more autistic children around than there used to be.

by Anonymous 12 years ago