What to do if someone hits your child?
This is what happened:
I went to the library and was going through some books, while my 3 yr old went to the kids corner and started playing with a chinese kid. As normal in this age-group, they started pulling & pushing about something, and then suddenly the other kid started bawling like mad. Before I could reach there and intervene, the chinese kid's mom came and picked up my daughter and threw her on the floor. She also demanded that my daughter apologize to her son.
I readily apologized on my daughter's behalf and walked out of there, although I really dont know whose fault it was to start with, and besides they are kids, and this type of behaviour is totally normal!!
Now, I feel that I just ran away from the situation, and whatever it was, no stranger has the right to touch my kid in such a way.
I was just wondering, is there something that I can do, can I charge the other lady, is there any law to prevent these kind of things? 
Although it was nothing very serious, my daughter could have got hurt because of the way she was banged down on the floor. I dont have any witness, and the librarian was busy at the other end.
I wish I had reported this incident to the police!! 
As a general rule, it is better to stay around your kids and let them play under your watch. These things can happen. However, if it was me, I would never have apologized unless I saw my kid do the other kid any harm. Even if it was true, the other parent has no right - not aware of any prohibitive law - to treat your kid the way he/she did. And you certainly had every right to make a case instead of just walking away.
I would just let this one go. But at least give your kid the benefit of the doubt going forward. Don't just assume the other person is right. This doesn't seem like a right thing to do and you never know the impression it leaves on kids.
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Originally posted by blorean
As a general rule, it is better to stay around your kids and let them play under your watch. These things can happen. However, if it was me, I would never have apologized unless I saw my kid do the other kid any harm. Even if it was true, the other parent has no right - not aware of any prohibitive law - to treat your kid the way he/she did. And you certainly had every right to make a case instead of just walking away.
I would just let this one go. But at least give your kid the benefit of the doubt going forward. Don't just assume the other person is right. This doesn't seem like a right thing to do and you never know the impression it leaves on kids.
Very well said. Don't have anything more to add.
I found Chinese Immigrants preety agressive and rude . Whether it is a supermarket line or the TTC they will always push and shove and in general are very impolite. I guess the consequences of living in a crowded country with limited resources.
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Location: Brampton, Ont, Canada
Posted on: 19-06-09 09:02:25
Wat kind of person R U ?
chines kids mom came and picked up U'r daughter and threw her on the floor and u apologize ?
What kind of impression your kid gets by that
Kids wants their parents to protect them
I would hv gone after Mom to touch my kid - no one has right to touch my kid unless if its someone close to me or kid.
this is me...may be other ppl r differnt but i am sure i dont wanna look coward in front of my family , specially kids
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Guys,
OP is asking what can be done now (after the fact) and you are drawing conclusion about his/her personality, making generalized against a ethnic community?
This is not what OP requested
Sorry to heard that Chinese lady threw your daughter on floor.
Its happened to me at YMCA - Mississauga, my son (8 yrs) was playing in Fun castle and i dont know what happened one arabic boy scratch my son's face with his nail. Blood has came out. My wife was there she took that kid to his mom and told both of them say right away sorry to my son otherwise you will be in trouble.
First that lady try to make more smart, but finally she said sorry and she warned her son do not do again with any kid.
Moral story is we knows kids are always playing together and fighting also together. Sometime we have to ignore within some limit but should ignore completely.
try to Keep eyes on your child when you are on common places.......
2 cents from myside
