E and I went to the mall today with some friends. They had a nice little play area there, so E and her friend got to play. Eleanor walked up to a boat and the little boy playing in it (maybe 2) punched her in the face. E came running to me, but the boy's mom saw the hit and grabbed E for the boy to apologize to her. Eleanor got away and buried herself in me (I was about five feet from the hitting). The mother was very harshly scolding the little boy and telling him to say he was sorry. After he did, she whisked him away.
I am all for kids being scolded for hitting and being made to apologize, but not at the expense of the victim. Eleanor is a very sensitive child. I was afraid that E would think that the woman was mad at her. I reassured her that she did nothing wrong and she seemed fine.
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