Just been to a lovely soft play centre........or not?!

[tigwig]

Well I am bored of the same places so thought I would travel a bit further afield with my 1 & 6yr olds. Had been there around 20 mins when my 6yr old came to me crying that she had been shoved and hit by 2 boys. Fair enough it happens. Then another 30 mins or so she comes back even more upset, the same boys have pushed her again and hit her in the face. I'm not kidding the place was so sodding big I could not even attempt to find the culprits so just comforted her. However when I was listening to another parents speak to her toddler I understood why some of the kids were rough. All the child had done was to get in the Fireman Sam ride. She dragged him out and shouted get out of there you f'ing idiot. Do that again and I will f'ing batter you! Nice isnt it?
Then in the baby area (which was under 3's) some other kid about 5yr old pinned my baby down to the floor. Little Sugar!

[Ankou]

they can be quite a painful experience can't they. i have 2 dinky daughters the eldest is as soft as flowers and the youngest is a bolshy bifter. sometimes you have to let them deal with mean and nasty people, or teach them how to handle thelmselves (as unpleasant as that may sound 'hit him back' etc) but ultimately you do expect parents to control their own kids.

i would put it down as a bad experience and visit it at quieter times (not school hols) or never again. it all depends on whether your kids enjoyed it overall aside from the odd meanie bums.

[cazzz1975]

where were all the parents?

was anyone monitoring this area?

[what..the?]

Poor things....

It sounds like adulthood, you walk round saying morning to everyone and helping to lift someones push chair up some steps and theres always someone starting a punch up, robbing from the shops, and working while on benefits, It's very rare these evil kids will ever be different even as adults, I just wish they wouldn't leave the house to inflict their behaviour on us but they enjoy it...

[B00]

Did you say something ot the mother who was swearing? I hope you did, as its only by letting them know how unacceptable it is to do that in those kinda places that those knuckle grazers learn.

[tigwig]

God no Boo I didnt dare! She looked like she would have no qualms about knocking me out if I had. I did look at her in disgust though:)

[what..the?]

If she had knocked you out at least your in a soft play area!

....you might have bounced back and nutted her lol

[Lore]

I only take mine when I have an afternoon off and we're soon out once it turn 3pm. I wouldn't have been able to leave it, I would have complained to the staff about the children hitting your child and I probably would have made some comment to the woman swearing at her toddler... especially if your children were within ear shot.

[cazzz1975]

I would have said something, I would also have complained to the company running the soft play area. there is no need for it.

[tiggerblue10]

I would have complained as well for lack of supervision on the part of the play centre.

[B00]

I'd have said something, and worried about my face afterwards. Especially if my child was within earshot of her rancid gob.

[cazzz1975]

me too boo, Im past caring whether I cause a scene these days ;)

[B00]

hhaha, not only that, I take great care (and sometimes massive effort) not to swear infront of Mini Boo, i'll be buggered if some slapper is going to do it willy nilly!

[sherrardk]

I would have said something and I would have said something to the parents of the child/children who were hitting my kids. I have had to do it in the playground as my youngest daughter is a magnet for nasty kids (one mother was lovely about it and we are now friends, the other gives me evils), like some of the others, I am past caring what people think about me.

[annie0000]

I'd have been horrified if my kids had behaved like that. I always supervised mine when they were in soft play - although in the end it became more about making sure that they weren't getting any crap from other kids rather than ensuring that they were behaving. I always found that accidentally putting my foot out as the little sh!ts were running past and making it clear which kids were mine was a fairly useful tool.

[tiggerblue10]

Sadly, If I was to say somethig to a parent round in my area, I'd probably get my head kicked in.

[tigwig]

Fortunately my kids were not in earshot of the fould woman but others were. I dont honestly think the staff would have done anything anyway. Its not the first time Ive heard parents swearing like that to their kids sadly.
I would have told the kids off who were hitting my daughter but it was such a big playframe (apparently one of the biggest ever) I had no chance of finding them or their parents. I wasnt really in a position to be hoisting myself up to 6 levels with a baby in my arms lol!