Well, first I wouldn't call it "stealing"..he is just a 4 or 5 years old kid, right? So, he probably does not understand this as "stealing"..He couldn't possibly understand this as something very serious..he was just playing or something..
So, yeah I agree with the opinion that said parents should be watching their children and teach them what is right or wrong..But I think you could have intervened as well in a polite or nice manner, so that his mom might take notice..You could have have told her aside like someone said here..or you could have just treated the whole thing lightly by telling the boy in a friendly manner "you shouldn't do this" or something like this..His mom would have taken notice then and handled the situation..I think the whole issue here you were embarrassed by the idea of someone stealing..No one should be embarrassed though..that's just a kid..he doesn't mean to steal and you're certainly not lecturing his mom or something..you were just trying to help :)
I didn't do anything to stop a shoplifter when I saw him steal...
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Well, first I wouldn't call it "stealing"..he is just a 4 or 5 years old kid, right? So, he probably does not understand this as "stealing"..He couldn't possibly understand this as something very serious..he was just playing or something..
So, yeah I agree with the opinion that said parents should be watching their children and teach them what is right or wrong..But I think you could have intervened as well in a polite or nice manner, so that his mom might take notice..You could have have told her aside like someone said here..or you could have just treated the whole thing lightly by telling the boy in a friendly manner "you shouldn't do this" or something like this..His mom would have taken notice then and handled the situation..I think the whole issue here you were embarrassed by the idea of someone stealing..No one should be embarrassed though..that's just a kid..he doesn't mean to steal and you're certainly not lecturing his mom or something..you were just trying to help :)