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Originally Posted by Daradon
Yeah dude, that's not cool. Unless the kid is doing something directly to you, or is dangerous you should probably mind your own business. Or I guess if your working there.
Not to say you are wrong, the 'please stop' part seems ok. But you ddefinitely crossed the line by saying it was bad. In the grand scheme of things, a screaming kid is hardly new or unusual anyway. Never been on a plane? Toy store at Christmas? Etc.
Often the parent is not oblivious anyway (though some are, or just lazy) and they have their own ways of disciplining that they know works. By stepping in, you might be undermining that.
Lastly, though I know it didn't happen in this case, but it's in your thread title; yelling at a kid is rarely acceptable. There are ways of reprimanding, and yes, even reasoning with children, that don't involve raising your voice. And they often work better.
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Maybe it wasn't cool.. I wasn't trying to be cool though. You are right though, I would have approached it differently now. It wasn't just typical screaming though. He was screaming at me for some reason I couldn't understand. I think I was in his way or something.
I should clarify that "yelling" is just a colloquialism in this sense. It is easier to write in a thread title than "stern talking to" or "rational conversation regarding etiquette". Surely you have heard it used in that sense before. I don't think we should literally "yell" at children.