I can understand why you felt triggered, it bringing back memories of your own childhood perhaps, did your dad act this way with you?

It can be really difficult when children won’t comply and you’re in public and trying to get them to behave but slapping isn’t going to help her, she’ll just learn it’s okay to slap to get your own way imo.

I agree with Tartcherry, when Alana is calm it’s a good idea to talk to her about appropriate behaviour and how her behaviour might upset other children. I hope that can happen. Children don’t instinctively understand codes of behaviour or see situations how we as adults do.