I was at the playground about 9 months ago when I witnessed a two year old stomping on another child’s hand as they both scaled the stairs to a slide.  While comforting her daughter, the victim’s mother turned to her friend with a hint of amusement in her voice and said, “Oh, toddler abuse.”  This woman’s response stuck with me as a grounded attitude towards playground chaos.  She seemed unsurprised by the interaction and generally unconcerned that it would permanently damage her ch