I was standing in line in a small store. A mom, her 4 yr old and grandma were behind me. Suddenly I heard mom sternly tell her son he is never to hit her again! She removed him from the store, knelt in front of him and gave him a good talking to. When they came back in grandma took him to the car to wait for mom. I couldn't help it..............I was so happy to see a parent actually parent their child and not let him get away with his misbehaviour, that I told her It must have been difficult, but she did the right thing. She was grateful for the positive acknowledgement. Otherwise, if I see a child misbehaving in public, I will give him/her a stern look for a moment and then walk away.