Let me make one position quite clear. Be the person liberal or conservative, Christian or Jew, ANY individual who raises a hand to my child will be beaten within an inch of their lives. No one EVER has the right to use force against another for speaking their mind, especially against a child.
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While I don't love the idea of someone else disciplining my dear daughter, I think it would be hard to object if she were doing something cruel or dangerous. When I say "discipline," of course, I don't mean belting the next kid you see running around in a restaurant. I don't think any adult should ever hit any kid. Yelling isn't acceptable, either, unless someone is about to run into the street.
But it might be good for my kid to hear from another adult. Maybe if I had said something to that boy in the ice-cream line he would have considered—if only for 10 seconds—that his comments might have been hurtful. Or maybe not. When I asked my daughter if other mothers ever chastised her at the playground, she said, "All the time." What does she do? "Ignore them," she answered confidently. So before I get around to correcting your kids, it seems like I still have a little work to do at home.
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