[JMDev]

You’re over at someone else’s house and your little one breaks something or throws a tantrum. This person then proceeds to swat your child on the bum or slap their hand. How do you react?

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[JMDev]

How rude!!

[bexmommy]

I can see points on both sides. As long as I've pre discussed with a child minder, then i guess it's ok for them to tell my child off. As far as spanking....thats a big noooooo!!

[Banned-Aria]

Generally I believe the only one(s) who should actually discipline a child are the parents and whoever they give consent to do so. However, it's unreasonable to expect a caregiver to do nothing at all if a child is misbehaving. I was fired from a babysitting job for putting a child on time-out for repeatedly hitting another child after being told to stop!

[GrmrSandy]

As long as they don't use physical or excessive means, and they aren't yelling or cursing, then by all means, if my child is in your home or business, you have the right to uphold your rules. If your child is in my territory, I will uphold my rules when they are broken. Even if it means telling a complete strangers child not to touch, to get down, or to put that back.Of course I would never yell at or touch them unless they were in danger, but I will be perfectly happy to kick Mom out if the kid is being a brat.