If your toddler was running towards a road

I’d like them to at least acknowledge what’s going on but I think it does depend on their situation. Have they got a child or multiple children with them ect

I was just at the park with one of the boys and when we were walking home I was pushing him in the wagon. We were cutting through the school parking lot and when I was about 8-10 metres from the road I saw a girl (maybe 3 years old) running towards us/the road (it’s a busy-ish road for a residential area).

Her dad was chasing her but he was a good 10-15 metres behind her (and seemed to be getting winded while she was given’r 😅). I turned the wagon to block her path and was prepared to physically stop her if needed.

My son waved to her and I smiled. I didn’t touch her or even talk her but she started slowing down on her own because we were there, which allowed her dad to catch up. I smiled at him (in an “I’ve been there” kind of way) and he just gave me the nastiest look and roughly grabbed the girl by the head and whipped her around to walk back over from where they came from.

Absolutely yes! I work somewhere that has a 'no contact' policy however I would still be prepared to ignore that and save a child from harm in any situation

Off topic we’ve got the same name 😭😭

I also think it is the right thing to do. But once I was in a similar situation. We were in the swings and a toddler was alone getting off the swing and about to fall head down, so I grabbed him and got him down safely. The mum came running and gave me the looks. What should I have done? Let him fall next to me?

I've been that person and there's no rational or logical excuse. It just came down to not thinking fast enough and presuming it was under control. (Adult was chasing fast behind) I think of it every time I see my neighbor with embarrassment because only after it was over I realized I should have tried to get involved

Idc if your a parent or not I’d like to think any able bodied person would prevent a child from running into the street

Absolutely step in if my or any child is in immediate danger or could be.

Yesterday I was taking the subway with my toddler and sent her ahead of the turnstile so I could get through with the stroller (if I went first she wouldn’t follow). One of the stations has a shorter platform and an older lady stopped in front of us to block my lo from moving too far forward.
“I’m a grandmother first so you know why I stopped” I thanked her and kept moving.

Acts like that remind me that I do have a random spawning village 🥹

I have physically grabbed a child by the arm right before he stepped on the curb to a busy street. It was a little more aggressive than would have been ideal but there were cars coming and I had my infant son on my hip so it was a split second move. His mom did not seem happy with me and it definitely scared the boy. I don’t think she saw how close he was to the road. Maybe if she had she would not have been upset. Sorry not sorry. Everyone made it home safely

I would hope they would but I would expect that they would in the sense that I myself wouldn’t react

As a follow up question, why do you think parents get mad about it? Do they feel judged?

I have done this many times. This is when my judgement of leashes disappeared lol.

I was that person. Grabbed a toddler who actually ran into a road and I have never been so scared in my life. The poor mum was trying to put her other baby in the car seat and he just dashed whilst having a tantrum. She was beside herself and it shook everyone up.

That’s when I knew I’d be getting reins for my future kids in this city.

Anyone who said no, is honestly awful. They would rather their child severely injured or dead than stopped by a stranger.

I know someone who worked in education, who stopped a little kid at our centre from running on to the road and was reprimanded for it and told she wasn't allowed to have contact with the kids. She was the centre cook. That centre was freaking awful. I was also physically accosted by a staff member.

I also got in trouble, was then verbally abused by the director (who was right in my face and I could smell her rancid smokers breath), because I raised my voice at the school kids who weren't listening and being rude to each other and who we had already tried for like 10 minutes to get to line up properly without shoving. We were to be walking next to and crossing a busy road and I refused to leave school while they weren't listening. A teacher didn't like my attitude and I wasn't allowed to pick up from that school anymore.

Tackle my kid if you need to, just help me keep him alive.