Late to the party, but this thread has gone crazy. No one has the right to touch anyone's child under any circumstance. Period.
Crying? No big deal. Whining and crying tantrum? Most likely poor parenting. A two year old understands expectation. If a parent tells the child that he/she expects the child will behave in a store before they enter and are removed at the onset of a tantrum, this scenario would never have occurred.
If someone struck my child, I'm not quite sure how I'd react. Shock most likely. I might feel like attacking him and be angry and say something nasty. But I truly can't see myself in this position because if my child had been crying in a store, it would've been because something hurt and she would have been in my arms.
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Originally Posted by ring
Violence begets violence.
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Although it's got nothing to do with the OP, there are more ways to discipline than through hitting. Hitting is a stress reliever for the
parent and the kid learns nothing of value.
As a child and teen, I was slapped in the face by my mother on a consistent basis, whipped on the bare ass by my father yet continued the very behavior my parents were trying to stop. I feared them but didn't respect them and learned that if I kept up the negative behavior, I'd at least have their attention for a moment. They didn't know any better as they'd been beaten as kids, too.
I also witnessed firsthand another family's discipline through love, respect and teaching. I've adapted this approach and have found it to be quite effective.