This has been really bugging me

My best mate and her boys, 2 and a bit, and a 3 month old baby were at my place the other day.
I was walking into the lounge as my son was yelling at my friend, "look what he's doing"... her 2yo had a cricket bat, which was taller than himself and he was pushing it down on bub'z forhead, while he was having bum time on the floor!!!! ( i kinda screamed a wee bit in panic) but mum just went over and took the bat off him and said what do you think your doing?? i'm glad i stopped that when i did. and left it at that. OMG- if that was my child (i'm not a smacker, but i would have!!)
I just couldnt believe it. Now when i think about it (ok maybe im bein a drama queen) but what if he went about it swinging the bat instead?? bub's could have been SERIOUSLY injured.
How would you have gone about this if it was your kids? and as a friend would you have told your mate what you thought about it? (or do i just need to get a life and worry about my own stuff?)

I don't know - it is a hard one. I don't believe in smacking children - especially when it is in relation to violence (treating violence with violence? tad contradictory) but I probably would have given my daughter a serious talking to.

Eeeek... I thought it was your baby you were talking about!!

Now I'm on track:

I think at 2 years old there is a lot of experimenting going on... especially with reactions etc and if she wasn't worried about it then I wouldn't be. Attention seeking behaviour from a 2 year old is VERY common and IMO I think the best way to deal with it is to ignore it.

Who's cricket bat was it?!! Doesnt sound like a toy kids should be playing with!

My gosh I can just imagine the havoc Ella would create if she got her hands on a cricket bat!      I know kids hunt these things out, but you kinda have to expect trouble when you combine a toddler and a cricket bat! 

I think I'd have got a shock too, to see him doing that to his wee sibling, but remember that their mum might have seen this sort of thing before and worked out the best way to deal with it for her family.  I've noticed that parents with 2 kids seem to have quite a different approach to some things than parents of 1, and maybe we're only in a position to say what we'd have done if we've also got or had a baby and a toddler together.  Just my 2 cents.   

Hmmm...a hard one. But yes I agree with Nikki, 2 year olds (like my little monkey) like to do things to attract attention and some times it is best to ignore it. But personally after this bub is born I will keep all sharp objects and toys that could hurt away so that there is no way Zaara could intentionally or not hurt bub.

So far Zaara has shown her gentle nature around other babies so I am hoping this will never happen to us.

I dont hit Zaara either but put her in the corner after she has been warned not to do some thing twice.

But yes I would have freaked out just like you did!!

Kellz wrote: Who's cricket bat was it?!! Doesnt sound like a toy kids should be playing with!

LOL Rhyley has a cricket bat toy (and the ball to go with it!) But he fair swings it so watch out if you are near him - he has taken to hitting the ball (on the ground) in the kitchen which is good. So I wouldn't call someone for having a cricket bat as a toy...Its one of Rhyley's favourites!

BUT i think it should be supervised if they had it and was playing with it. Rhyley's is up high when hes not playing with it and can only get it if he asks for it.

As for what happens - it seems a totally innoncent thing (no matter how dangereous is could of been ) a 2 year old does not understand 'outcomes' if I hit this baby on the head really hard I can kill it - IYGWIM...
As someone said if the mother wasn't stressed about it you need not be as well. Only if it happens way too often.

Perhaps Turk13 should of moved this away from little hands to avoid the situation but unless you are thinking like a parent of a toddler/walk about then sometimes you can not think about things like that.

LOL Girls can play cricket too you know Kellz