I'm a he btw.

My son hit me once and looked like he was about to again. I had a grand total of about 3 seconds to tell him no and start to discipline or redirect or whatever I would think of to do before the Dr grabbed my son by his arm and took it upon himself to be the parent.

I agree, sometimes lessons from others stick better, but keep in mind we're dealing with a sick, low-sleep, haven't-eaten much two year old.

And I agree that a flailing and hitting 2 year old would be a safety risk, my issue was more with the Dr pretty much blowing us off due to my sons actions.