Yes! We went to a community sleep over and there was a severely handicapped girl there with her mom .. poor thing moaned and cried and fussed and needed her mom all night. I tried to help, is there something we can do? The mom just started sobbing .. it's like this every single night. Girl is in my prayers every single day

Yes, and i will not hesitate to grab said child if they are visibly heading into danger(ex: a road)... id rather an angry child than a dead one

This. It's a struggle.

Another one for everyone to do, it's community care in action.

Little kid, maybe 3 to 4 yrs old ran into the road a couple of days ago, car in front of me stopped, young man got out, car going opposite way stopped, an older woman got out. This kid was ignoring both of their encouragement to get off the road, I was going to get out too and start door knocking but mum suddenly ran out and grabbed him. In the meantime Mr expert with the hotted up sports car behind me has started tooting and yelling "get back in your cars, you're blocking traffic" with no regard to the little kid at all. He earned 4 sets of 1 finger salutes that I counted, arrogant twat.

I think the people who tut and try to shame tantrums are the same group who tut and shame teens with poor manners. A fair amount of those teens behave like that because their parents gave in to every tantrum - perhaps because of the shaming. Give sympathy to the great parents out there dealing with toddler tantrums

Was on a 3 hour flight with meh mum, the seats were arranged with me in the middle, my mum by the window, and a mother and her infant in the isle... i had headphones on but i noticed the infant kept staring at me (this was before i had green hair) i slid the head phones off and the mother went "oh, thats a neat neck pillow you have" [the neck pillow was a caterpiller that was shaped like a neck pillow] she asked if she could use it to put her infant to sleep, me not really using it (i wasnt planning on sleepin) and my mum being an experienced mother said yes... babi was quiet the entire flight and she thanked me for the pillow :]

I get the feeling, but this is not a smart response at all. If he abuses her kids, there's a good chance he's abusing her too. And yes, she should absolutely leave her abusive relationship, but that can be very hard (and dangerous!) to do. You may not know the whole story, he might have threatened to kill her kids if she tries to leave, and she might be too terrified to go without you realizing. If she feels unable to leave yet, cutting off contact is not helping her, it is isolating her, making her even more dependant on her boyfriend. He will have much more control over her when you're gone, and not having her friends around anymore will make her feel she has nowhere to go when she leaves him, which will make her stay with him even longer. Do call CPS. And try to convince her why she and her kids deserve better, and offer her as much support as possible, help her think of how to solve all of the difficult hurdles she sees that make her scared to leave.

Oh, never! Whenever little kids, whether theyre family or not, ask me for a bite or serving of something of mine i always tell them to ask their guardian... dont wanna risk an allergic reaction or worse...

Was volunteering at a day camp, helping out with the kids... one of our guys (about 30-40) was helping out with face paint and crafts, he made it verbally clear that he didnt want paint on his face, well, that didnt last long, at the end of the camp he had purple kitten wiskers, green beard, grey eye, and a hand print on his shirt... but a LOT of happy lil faces :]

Yes, “ it’s going totally awesome and mine are perfect little angels,” says the parents who look like they’ve been on a multi week bender and have visibly aged 2 decades in less than 2yrs.

I'm dying over that baby's adorable smile.

Absolutely! A kid fell in the pond recently at the Japanese gardens near us (not deep) and after his embarrassed mum fished him out, I discreetly went over and asked if she had a change of clothes for him. She did, but she also gave me and my daughter sweeties to say thank you :)

In Spain in the 70's when it was not common for wives to work and we children spent our time in the street this was very common. Also, if you made a mischief some mother would threaten to tell our mother as soon as she saw her.

When my daughter was little (even even today still, she's 7) whenever we went to the local playground all parents had boxes of snacks and the kids just walked around like it's one big buffet

WTF!!! That is absolutely irresponsible parenting.

Damn, I wish parents would follow this one. I can't count how many cranky and crying small children would be on the 11pm ferry from Seattle. C'mon, parents, they're tired! If you know they're going to be upset by not getting to sleep when they should, maybe you shouldn't be so selfish and consider a babysitter next time.

I don't think this is a parent thing, it's a human thing. I do not have kids (don't really like them) BUT will assist any parent needing it, hold doors open, let people ahead of me etc. It's the decent thing to do.

Can go both ways. After my sister's funeral, I was talking with my 11yo nephew and asked him how he thought his dad was handling things. He was so relieved to be able to talk about his concerns about his dad.

Mine fell asleep in the supermarket trolley, so I shopped, gently popped him in his car seat.. and woke up to the angriest tantrum ever... because I didn't wake him in the toy section...

OMG! Can someone please tell my mother this now! And can we stop explaining how HARD I was to raise...

Yes I'm so grateful for everyone who's distracted my toddler and given them some attention in difficult environments

I'm known as the "nurse" in my family because I carry wet wipes, an emergency kit, plus acetaminophen, ibuprofen, allergy meds, eye drops, etc in my purse. A friend was getting overheated, close to passing out, I had Vicks vapor rub, so put some on her neck (carotid artery and inside wrists, pulse points) and cooked her off enough until she could get to shade and have some water.

Speaking of this...my genius of a sister came up w/ a great solution for public bathrooms & those changing tables...PUPPY PADS!!!!!!! They're small enough to fold to put a bunch in your diaper bag & then when you're done using it, just toss it in the trash. If your baby has a diaper blowout, wipe them down w/ the puppy pad, etc. So many uses!!! Took her being a grandma to come up w/ that one. Woulda been nice to know when I had my 4 kids...LOL

Was traveling with my kids and step mom recently. Kids were with my step mom and I stepped to the restroom solo. There was a flustered new mom in there trying to figure out how to put her baby into a wrap carrier. Another solo mom and I jumped in to help her with it because those things are crazy to put on. She shared she had just left an abusive relationship and you could tell she was traumatized and at the end of her rope trying to figure out how to get that baby strapped on so she could carry all their things and catch their flight. I hope she’s in a better place now. As a mom my heart went out to her. Traveling even short distances with a tiny baby is hard. Traveling far as you escape from a terrible situation, I can’t even imagine.

When my daughter was small, it was near impossible to get a response to the invitations, a yes or a no would have been appreciated while trying to plan the parties. Now she's at an age where she just asks her friends and all I have to do is buy stuff. lol

Sunscreen and mosquito repellent

If I'm with my kids (3 and 4) and we see or hear a baby or child crying they will ask me "why is that baby crying" and I just tell them that's what babies do or just that sometimes kids have bad days and that's okay.

Yep, I do that.

I am flying to the UK next month fory daughter-in-law. She has a almost 7 year old, autistic daughter, a 15 month old son and is due at the end of November. She lost her parents young and my son has to work. I just plan on helping out so she can rest when she needs to and bond with the new peanut without having to run around after the other 2 and try to keep house. And lots of pampering.

My son (almost 16 years old) may be on the spectrum, but he puts the cart back for me (I'm disabled) and will grab extras on the way. He's even offered to help empty the cart into the car for elderly, or disabled, or parents with unruly children. I've never told him to offer help, he's just done it. I'm so proud of my son

If a mom has a well behaved kid on a plane or wherever, I always compliment her.

Nope, just no. The parent needs to find another way to bring their park visit to an end without interfering with the enjoyment of other people. Must admit, I hate it when people lie to their children like this.