I guess I didn't even address the issue of the screaming toddler. Being a two year old is a very trying time even for your average toddler. They are just starting to get a handle on speech but unable to fully convey things the way they'll be able to once they're older. At the same time they are learning that they can have control of their environment and they want to control *everything*. This combination leads to frustrated kids (and parents) and often tantrums.
My friend Jessica has a two year old and he didn't want to leave the toy aisle. She finally had to carry him and he slapped, kicked, and screamed all the way through the store. She was thoroughly embarrassed. I told her it wasn't a big deal most people have either had a two year old or known one. I also noticed when she stopped reacting to his screaming he stopped screaming. (Some things do go away if you ignore them)
The wrong course of action is to "shut them up" by hitting them especially in the face. You know the article didn't say but I doubt the child stopped crying when he struck her.
In the case of the toddler I don't even think special needs has to be involved for a child to be unruly. Though on the flip side two was the age my son vanished inside of himself.
He's now thirteen. He dances, flaps, and makes a lot of noise where ever we go. People usually stare at us. He's about 5'7 and 175 right now and he's growing. He also likes to run backwards down the store aisle and slide on his butt down them. He's scolded for it but you know that impulse control part of your brain? He doesn't have that and he's so big I can't really stop him. I get looked at, glared at, and in some cases reported to management. He still goes pretty much everywhere. Neither my parents (who babysit him) nor I are willing to be shut ins 100% of the time when we have him. The funny thing is a lot of people know Joseph from the community and I also have people come up in the store to say "hello" He won't make eye contact but he'll give them a high five.
I've also had a bad run in with a guy at McDonalds that was mad because Joe wouldn't sit down and eat. The word autistic didn't mean anything to the guy. I ended up screaming at the guy to leave my kid alone in the middle of the restaurant. This guy was lucky though he never touched my son. Just kept telling me what a bad mother I was and trying to talk to Joe. I finally had to leave the restaurant because the guy wouldn't leave us alone.
My friend Jessica has a two year old and he didn't want to leave the toy aisle. She finally had to carry him and he slapped, kicked, and screamed all the way through the store. She was thoroughly embarrassed. I told her it wasn't a big deal most people have either had a two year old or known one. I also noticed when she stopped reacting to his screaming he stopped screaming. (Some things do go away if you ignore them)
The wrong course of action is to "shut them up" by hitting them especially in the face. You know the article didn't say but I doubt the child stopped crying when he struck her.
In the case of the toddler I don't even think special needs has to be involved for a child to be unruly. Though on the flip side two was the age my son vanished inside of himself.
He's now thirteen. He dances, flaps, and makes a lot of noise where ever we go. People usually stare at us. He's about 5'7 and 175 right now and he's growing. He also likes to run backwards down the store aisle and slide on his butt down them. He's scolded for it but you know that impulse control part of your brain? He doesn't have that and he's so big I can't really stop him. I get looked at, glared at, and in some cases reported to management. He still goes pretty much everywhere. Neither my parents (who babysit him) nor I are willing to be shut ins 100% of the time when we have him. The funny thing is a lot of people know Joseph from the community and I also have people come up in the store to say "hello" He won't make eye contact but he'll give them a high five.
I've also had a bad run in with a guy at McDonalds that was mad because Joe wouldn't sit down and eat. The word autistic didn't mean anything to the guy. I ended up screaming at the guy to leave my kid alone in the middle of the restaurant. This guy was lucky though he never touched my son. Just kept telling me what a bad mother I was and trying to talk to Joe. I finally had to leave the restaurant because the guy wouldn't leave us alone.
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Stranger Slaps Screaming Toddler
04/09/2009 03:31:55 AM
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Hey..I'm not saying the guy did the right thing.....but I understand why he slapped that kid. *NM*
04/09/2009 04:02:40 AM
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Me too, but I think slapping the kid on the face is going way too far *NM*
04/09/2009 04:10:55 AM
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That is bad.
04/09/2009 04:15:57 AM
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Well first of all he was from Georgia.....
04/09/2009 06:03:08 AM
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The same could be said for the toddler too though...
04/09/2009 09:16:06 AM
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I totally agree.
04/09/2009 03:22:17 PM
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I think the imporant question is....did the slap shut the damned thing up? *NM*
04/09/2009 04:18:55 AM
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God help the man who slaps my daughter. Believe that.
04/09/2009 04:42:39 AM
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Yep. If he had slapped my kid jail might be the only safe place for him
04/09/2009 02:35:36 PM
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I thought hitting children was legal in the US. *NM*
04/09/2009 06:11:37 AM
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Spanking your child is legal...there's a big difference between spanking your own kid and this. *NM*
04/09/2009 06:17:25 AM
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I find spanking just as big a abuse as this... The idea of raising a child with violence... *NM*
04/09/2009 08:32:08 AM
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Then you would have hated my home, cause I got spanked a lot growing up
04/09/2009 08:45:44 AM
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Agreed.
04/09/2009 11:17:19 AM
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Is this a joke? *NM*
04/09/2009 02:44:50 PM
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No.
04/09/2009 02:48:17 PM
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Well, unless I'm way off base...
04/09/2009 04:18:01 PM
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No, it's Jojjo being her usual anti-American self *NM*
04/09/2009 05:10:32 PM
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Oh.
04/09/2009 05:33:25 PM
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Of course we do
04/09/2009 05:50:10 PM
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O.o You're... kind of off.
04/09/2009 02:48:42 PM
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Well...
04/09/2009 02:55:17 PM
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I find that ridiculous, but maybe we're backwards and don't know it?
04/09/2009 03:01:08 PM
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What?! The UN said it so it's obviously true!!!!
04/09/2009 03:30:40 PM
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...
04/09/2009 03:52:05 PM
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Well, we had to declare our "War on Children", of course.
04/09/2009 04:09:29 PM
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Oh man, yes. The domestic children are the worst, you never know when they'll strike. *NM*
05/09/2009 02:49:52 AM
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If the the US would simply stop funding the UN it would go way a stop making stupid statements
04/09/2009 04:18:03 PM
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Spanking does not eaqual face slapping
04/09/2009 07:15:37 AM
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But who would spank their own child? It is abuseive and horrible!! *NM*
04/09/2009 08:44:56 AM
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A simple spanking is not abusive or horrible
04/09/2009 01:38:26 PM
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No, it's not. Properly done.
04/09/2009 01:44:30 PM
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Agree completely
04/09/2009 02:05:01 PM
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Yeah, but I'm sure you deserved what you got.
04/09/2009 03:42:06 PM
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04/09/2009 04:20:38 PM
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I've been threatened. Threatened, I say! With bodily harm.
04/09/2009 04:25:36 PM
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Well, yeah.
04/09/2009 04:43:45 PM
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Are you saying yes or no to spanking?
04/09/2009 03:55:27 PM
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o.o
04/09/2009 04:24:20 PM
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Re: No, it's not. Properly done.
04/09/2009 03:41:15 PM
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Re: No, it's not. Properly done.
04/09/2009 03:52:48 PM
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Re: No, it's not. Properly done.
04/09/2009 04:05:18 PM
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This isn't black and white. I was spanked as a child (with a hand) and I don't consider it abusive. *NM*
04/09/2009 02:51:26 PM
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I agree with you you. That's why I set up a punishment schedule that doesn't include spanking.
04/09/2009 04:04:52 PM
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Re: Huh.
04/09/2009 04:07:11 PM
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If you ever make them read Goodkind, I'll report you to the authorities! *NM*
05/09/2009 10:14:41 PM
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That man would absolutely get my fist in his adam's apple if he touched my child. To start.
04/09/2009 09:24:58 AM
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I'd have slapped the parent instead
04/09/2009 11:56:31 AM
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Better to let the child scream...
04/09/2009 12:00:12 PM
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The kid can scream all it wants, the parents are still getting slapped though
04/09/2009 12:05:36 PM
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buh... I'm speechless. That guy would be one dead mother fucker if he hit my kid
04/09/2009 03:28:49 PM
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