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Pouting Kid at Baseball Game Gets His Way Over Missed Foul Ball! (Video)
Kid pouts at baseball game over foul ball
Does pouting get your kids what they want?
One unhappy little boy at a San Francisco Giants baseball game proved that pouting is a very effective tool for getting what you want out of life.
Watch the pouting kid below, as he crosses his arms across his chest and gets his pout on when another fan in the stands catches a foul ball. No doubt, the tyke was hoping the foul ball would come his way and his look of disappointment was captured on video.
The announcers at the game took pity on the pouty boy, and had some baseballs delivered to the kids in his section – tantrum averted! But did this move do anything to teach the kid that you can’t always get your way?
Reactions to the pouty baseball kid video are mixed – some find it sweet that the kid ended up with a ball, while others think that the bad behavior was rewarded by giving him what he wanted.
You know, I can’t hate on it too much. If I was the parent in this situation, I imagine I’d be thrilled to see my kid get a ball… it wasn’t like he was in full-out tantrum mode, after all.
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Linda, t.o.o. commented on Jul 24 11 at 10:20 pmI see this as being the case not of a “pouty” child, but one young enough to be emotionally transparent. I think you could tell by the dad’s initial reaction that it was just one of those things and he was sure the kid would be over it shortly. It’s not like the dad ran out and immediately procured a baseball to placate the kid.
Sharyn commented on Jul 25 11 at 12:32 amLinda, I agree with you but if I were that boy’s parent I would have made sure that he wrote a thank you note to the broadcasters, even if it ended up being nothing more than a scribble, to teach him that getting a gift because you pouted is not an entitlement.
Brandi commented on Jul 25 11 at 1:18 amWhen I was 4 I wasn’t picked to feed Shamu during the show, when we were leaving I was crying (not tantrum). I have no idea how it came about, but a staff member asked if there was anything they could do to help. My Mom asked if it was possible for me to feed Shamu backstage (it was the 80′s, crazier things were possible). They told us to come back for the next show & I would be picked. My parents had to fill out some paperwork prior, but behold I was chosen to feed Shamu! Funny thing is, I don’t remember it at all.
Everyone makes a huge deal out of the simplest things. It was a nice thing to do for an upset child. He wasn’t throwing a fit or screaming about it, he bummed out.
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