Parent Child Observation

Finding parent B wasn’t too hard of a challenge, I was at a family cookout and noticed a mother verbally and physically abusing her child. Watching the child’s face in humiliation was heart breaking, that I wanted to comfort the boy. What stood out to me when I observed the mother forcefully slapping the kid on the butt and hands anytime the child didn’t listen to her. This is a form of unwanted parenting, “mother’s not wanting to have any children or not wanting to have more than she has” (Brooks, 2015, p115). I remember her hitting the son when he dropped his hot dog on the ground, she would shout “why are you so stupid and clumsy”. This child appeared to be at least 7-9 years old, plus he was wearing a ninja turtles’ shirt, the same age I was into ninja turtles.
Growing up whenever I misbehaved at functions my mother took me to the side and told me to behave, or she would give me this stern look, in which I know she meant business. According to Dr. Ross Greene explosions may be angry, verbal outburst that upsets and alienate others or may involve physical aggression” (Greene, 2015, p 296). Watching the child interact alone he was calm almost to calm after dealing with a monstrous mother, but when other children showed up to the party his demeanor changed. He would attack the other children, hitting them, curse them out, basically he ran the show. This parent is what you call an Authoritarian Parent, “arbitrary, power oriented way without regard for the child’s individuality” (Brooks,2015, p 101). After the party was all said and done, I wanted to voice my opinions and concerns to her, no child should have to endure such traumatic events. What kind of image is she setting for her son, what happens when child get older and starts to