I wonder if we're getting the whole story, if the woman perhaps did ask the mother to control her child first. Some parents don't take kindly to that no matter how politely you ask - they see it as a slur on themselves or an insult, rather than correcting something every kid probably does at some point. And yeah, I've had to deal with a lot of kids in my life, and had to come up with ways to distract/deter them from doing things they shouldn't. My biggest challenge was learning to deal with a former boss's small daughter, who had all kinds of behavioral problems because she wasn't disciplined very well at home. When she was with me, I made it clear there were consequences if she acted up, as well as rewards if she obeyed. Yes, I spanked her 2-3 times. It was really all she needed to understand how I rolled. I knew her when she was four years old; by the time I left that job, she was 10 and a well-behaved young lady who did what I asked and I could have reasonably adult conversations with while taking her places or having lunch with her. (I still send the kid a present on her birthdays; she just turned 13.)
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Date: 2010-06-29 05:41 pm (UTC)