Comments on: Big Kids Gone Wild

By: amy

amy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:30:35 +0000

Ahh, I so remember being in the mother in questions shoes when my first born was little. Got so mad at those awful ‘older’ children who were so rambunctious and active. Then my son got a bit older and I understood. Wee ones need to be supervised for a reason and that being they are wee.

If subjected to a public playground/playplace/store they ARE vulnerable. Yes, there are little unsupervised brats out there but generally at that age Mom should be right on the child and willing to move him/her if need be. Kids are kids.

By: K

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:14:20 +0000

This one is always tricky.

I think the best thing you can do it try to avoid the situations and to remember what it’s like in a few years and try to keep your kid from running over littler ones.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:17:47 +0000

Great advice. Once children get older – like 3+ – they really get the idea that you need to watch out for babies. I’ve actually been impressed with how widely this ‘rule of the jungle gym’ is observed at the playground.

But to expect a toddler of 2-3 to get it? Unreasonable. You can’t let them hit and kick, but they will toddle around and not pay attention.

And I don’t know why a 15-month old is walking around a Target aisle. Sounds like trouble.

In a gym – well, isn’t that why they have mats on the ground? He’s low to the ground. A few tumbles won’t hurt him.

By: Wendi

Wendi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:57:09 +0000

You’re spot on, Kelcey.

Now that my boys are 6 & 8, I’ve become scared of teenagers.