How to react towards child abuse in public?

Today me and my 11 mo girl witnessed a 4 yo girl being hit and yelled at in the park by other nannies because she was hitting other kids. Obviously the child can't understand what she's doing and getting hit by grown ups is definitely teaching her to hit rather than regulating her feelings. Her own nanny was not protecting or teaching her anything rather standing aside and letting others to ^^Discipline the child under her care. This was so sad and shocking that I didn't know what to do. I usually take my daughter and distract her when there's any violence going on but this was too sad and shocking as the child was well behaved towards my daughter a minute ago and she was getting slapped harder than she hit the other kid and that wasn't fair. I couldn't leave my own child and interfere this unfair fight between 4 grown up women and a 4 year old girl who was obviously confused and scared by being hit and yelled at instead of learning how to regulate her feelings. I'm a first time mom and the only child and I've never been faced by a similar incident, but I'm still shocked and I wonder what would you have done in this situation?

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I’d have called the police straight away!

i’d also call the police and try to film it if you can so you have solid evidence x

I mean 4 adults on one child is wild behaviour!

This makes me want to vomit. What is wrong with these people? Definitely film it and call the cops

Always call the police

Noone should even be allowed to hit a child. NOONE (not even the parents.) I would call the police and if I feel safe to do, I would also yell at them and tell them that's not OK. That's very helpful for little kids in distress to see grownups at least trying to protect them. It makes them knowing that it's not ok. (Of course if you feel safe to do so)

The “Nannie’s” in this part of the world are barely Nannies. I’m In Qatar and they are glorified house keepers I’m unsure how people leave their kids with them. Find that child and her parents ASAP. Follow them back from the park if you have too that child isn’t safe. Post in your Facebook group for where you live etc. I also would have intervened but that’s just me, I would have shouted and gotten myself involved so I could find out her mum and I probably would have taken a photo.

I was a nanny in Dubai and I know most other nannies over there aren’t English so may have different cultural views on discipline, however, I’d be interested in how her parents would have reacted to seeing this and if they accept it. I never ever physically scolded the children, wouldn’t dream of it! Like you say, it’s only teaching her that hitting is okay and also confusing her that they say don’t hit but then hit her! X

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