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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course it is wrong of you to correct someone else’s child.  You are an adult and their parents did not put you in charge.  Of course the mom is upset! You can’t really be this clueless!?[/quote]

This is a terrible, terrible attitude that yes, is prevalent in our society today.  Kids need guidance from adults in their community.  Period.  You should not punish a child who is not your own, but talking to them about their behavior is not punishment.  You should not yell, dress down, or punish in any way, but kids need a variety of adults in their lives and community to talk to them about stuff - including their actions.  If my neighbor sees my kid cross the street without checking for cars - she should be able to say “hey, remember to look for cars, that’s dangerous.”  OP’s own kids was involved in the excluding.  She wasn’t yelling at the kid or making a scene.  There’s nothing wrong with Telling the other kids “I talked to A last night about how you were all excluding B yesterday and so you know, that is not acceptable in our family and I’ve told A that it’s not ok to do.  I hope you will help A be a better brother/sister too and not exclude B in the future.”  People are way to sensitive about this and it is NOT good for kids.  Of course no one should yell at or lay hands on another person’s kid.  But having a convo about acceptable behavior is something adults should be able to do with kids, and kids can discuss with their own parents if they think the adult is wrong.  Their own parents can tell them to ignore it if they think it’s wrong.[/quote]

+1... people need to chill on this thread.  [b]If my child was doing something wrong and another adult was there to witness it, the adult should absolutely intervene.  [/b]The parents who say otherwise are the snowflake parents who think their child could do no wrong.  Or should we just sit back and watch Larlo tell your DC how ugly and stupid they are?  Please use common sense here.[/quote]

That's just it. The kids weren't going anything wrong. They just weren't playing with her younger child. Not a crime, totally fine. You can't make my kids play with your kids. You can't even try to guilt them into it. Nope nope nope. [/quote]

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