''Discipline'' the child when parents are there ?

[kidlove]

funny one for ya! i saw one of my daycare boys out in the grocery store once and he was screaming at his Mom, standing in the cart and hitting her in the face. First I heard the ruckus and looked at my daughter and said "wow, somebody needs discipline" turned the corner and found...it was one of my daycare kids! one of MY daycare kids! Now any of you who take deep pride in the helping raising of these kids will completely understand my point of view at that very moment....I had this child from 6 months to now (4.5 year old) and there he is, the mild mannered, quiet little blonde haired boy (with me) but acting as a dr heckle and mr hyde complete 360 with Mom.....I was so angry to see him behaving that way. They were walking in the same direction as me, but in front of me down the isle (moms back was to mee as they alked) but because boy was standing in cart and facing his Mom, he was also facing me over his Mom's shoulder......in mid scream and hit, at her....he caught me in his view, ....we made eye contact and with my all too familiar "I am dissatisfied look on my face" and a lift of my hand shaking my finger in the "no,no" back and forth to him, he instantly stopped screaming, turned around and sat in the cart....you should have seem the look on her face, like "what just happened?" She rounded the next corner and so did I, at that point I was right behind them and he still had his eyes fixed on me, I said heelo to mom, she looked surprised to see me (not junior though ) I overstepped my bounderies, but felt Mom needed a little help, so I took a big jump and said to Boy, "wow, you sure are giving your Mom a hard time, you need to sit still and behave, that behavior makes me and Mom very upset" gave him the look.........see you tomorrow! He continued to watch me as I walked away, Mom thanked me the next day, said he was good the rest of the visit at the store. Now why can't parents understand how to take the control from the child like we do?