Public situations and being polite?
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I can see touching or handing your kids stuff is annoying but people just being nice and waving or saying hi I don’t think is bad. Kids need interaction too. And also learning how to be nice to some what like causal to other people is good for kids. As your kid gets older and smiling or something at people if they look at you is just a nice thing to do. You don’t have to touch them or talk to them but just a little wave or smile here and there I don’t think is bad. If you want to tell every single random person to not look or interact with your child then go ahead but a lot of people will probably find that rude. But you can totally tell people not to touch your child or hand them random things because that’s not okay
I'm the complete opposite, my lo is sooo friendly and sweet that people can't help but interact with her, respectfully of course. I just see it as a kid's aura being so pure that people can't help but react. However, everyone has a right to boundaries, so set them, no holds barred 🥰
Same @RoRo my son smiles at everyone lol and he has just started to wave to strangers so of course people are going to smile and wave back lol
@Gabrielle lol so beautiful to see, especially in this crazy world we live in
I don't think strangers should give the baby anything or touch the baby without the parent's permission. Smiling and waving seems fine. Purely social interaction is okay but not physical interaction unless the parent invites it.
@Camille completely agree with you
I never understood why people get so offended when people talk to their babies, babies are cute and adorable and fun to look at. Take is as a compliment and stop getting so worked up over something small. If random people are trying to touch or pick up your kid then yeah freak out but just let people talk to the baby
As much as I'm the opposite and love my child interacting with the majority of people who we come across there's a few situations where I want to avoid someone and resting bitch face works great... Don't acknowledge their existence, don't look toward them, and don't seem friendly 😅 Obviously you were kinda trapped in this situation so I think you handled it the only way you can. But sometimes you have to be a little straight forward and no I don't think that's rude but someone else might and who cares But I'll have to agree with the others in saying social interactions are healthy.. We want social children
I don’t mind people talking to my babe. He LOVES it. So I’m fine with it. It’s when they get touchy. I usually just say something along the lines of “hey! Please don’t touch him I’m just uncomfortable with it.” 9 times out of 10 they apologize and keep talking to him. I had one get real nasty with me so I asked them to step away. Thankfully they did. Never had a situation like the crayons yet but maybe ask the mother to ask them to stop? I would like to think she’d understand the whole “broken crayons are a choking hazard”
I wouldn’t say this specifically is annoying like family members doing this but I’ve had RANDOM people come up to my baby and myself and try to tickle him or just okay with him THATS weird to me. But I understand where you’re coming from!