Greenwichgirl25 Tue 26-Feb-19 21:02:53

We were at a family farm/activity place during half term. I was sitting waiting for my husband when I heard this woman beside me say very clearly and very threatingly to what looked like an 11 yr old dd that if she misbehaved one more time she would remove all her clothes right there including her knickers and make her walk around that way for the rest of the visit. I was completely gobsmacked tbh. They moved away but about 10 mins later I went to retrieve my ds from the trampolines and heard a child crying and begging .. it was the same girl and her mother had hold of her zip on her hoodie and was removing it all the while hissing for her to keep her hands down as this was happening. She took it off her and then said next time it will be another piece of clothing. AIBU to think that this is serious emotional abuse?! To use humiliation as a threat to control your child seems just sick to me. I'm now upset I didn't say anything but as I hadn't got any way to report her I didn't know what to do. I'm still horrified by it as the child sounded so desperate and afraid it seemed like this had happened before.