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At the pool yesterday, an older boy took some of my daughter's pool toys.  My daughter is 6, but tall for her age.  When DD asked for the toy back, the older boy gleefully held it out of her reach and refused to give it to her.  DD started crying and yelling at him, but he still wouldn't give it back.

My DH said we shouldn't intervene, but I was disgusted that this boy, probably 10 years old and much larger than DD, was taking things and taunting my daughter.  His mother did not intervene at all, nor did the lifeguard.  I wanted to have a few words with the little twit, but DH wanted DD to handle it.

What would you have done?  How would you tell your DD to handle this?

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Have not read the previous responses but if this was my DD I can tell you I would have been all over it.

The ten year old would be told, in no uncertain terms to cut it out. I have dealt with similar once before, and I said something along the lines of, “Give her back the toy and leave her alone. DO. YOU. UNDERSTAND?”
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