No control over kids?

Question

i work in a supper market the other day a small child came from no were and started bashing the stock on the shelves around i looked out for the mother she was now were to be seen so i said to the child (thats naughty can you stop that sweet hart please) she stopped then mum came from no were and and asked me not to tell her child off as far as im concerened i did not tell her off . what are staff to do say nothing

Answer 1

if a child would have done that when i was younger, the stranger would have pulled them by the ear and found the mother.  then the mother would have whipped his a$$ right there in the store

and we wonder why our children are bratty bad a$$ kids now.

Answer 2

ID OF DONE THE SAME THING, LIL BRAT!

Answer 3

I'm afraid I would have done what the Mother did. She was stupid to lose sight of the child but it is not your job to tell children they are naughty....you are not their teacher and the stock isnt your property....the manager should have approached the MOTHER...neither you nor the manager have the right to approach the child. Howebver wrong it was. EDIT...Lol...that would never happen to me because my child would not do that...however if it somehow DID happen...then of course I would pay for it...and so should any other parent. But you would not get away with calling a child of mine naughty. I'd have you sacked.

Answer 4

It is your job to keep the place orderly. The mother was completely out of line.

Answer 5

well yes lm on your side here and l would of said something to

Answer 6

i would have done the same thing if i were in your shoes.

maybe i would have been a little meaner lol.

some parents need to learn to take control of their kids.

when im at the store with my mother and we see children do that, we can believe it and wonder where their parents are.

just let what the mother say roll off ur back. u wouldnt have to have said anything if she was watching out for her child.

Answer 7

Actually you are within your rights to tell the child not to do that, the child was unaccompanied, and was damaging stock. This is the problem today, we have too many parents saying that you can't tell my child what to do, and then they don't bother to discipline them themselves. Instead of reprimanding you, the mother should have felt embarrassed that she hasn't taught her child better. I have raised my children to respect adults and to respect other people's property, also I would never let them wander around a supermarket, you never know who is there or what would happen. remember that 11 yr old girl raped in a supermarket toilet?

Quite frankly if this woman cannot control her offspring I wouldn't want her comming into my shop anyway.

Answer 8

no you were in your right to tell her to stop! you work in the shop would you not tell an adult to stop then,...? just because its a child doesnt mean it shouldnt be told not to do something thats wrong! you didnt tell her off as such as just tell her to stop it as its wrong! I think its the mother who needs to be told off! she should keep her eye on her kid! and not let it run round and act naughty. the mother should have appologised not tell you off! silly cow.. now wonder our kids are growing wild and out of control nower days!

Answer 9

Whenever a person takes their child out in public they must accept that other people are entitled to tell them what to do in a public place if the kids are creating a disturbance.

In someone else's home, in a store, wherever, the people in charge of that place must keep order so that everyone can benefit.

If that ever happens again, report the customer to the manager so that the manager can handle him or her.

Answer 10

how ever wrong it may be, you don't have the right to aproach children like them. it's the mother's fault, not the child's and not yours.

Answer 11

i think you did the right thing and good on you.

we live in a small(ish) village and as such have a relatively tight community.  if anyone is looking after anybody else's kids we have an unwritten agreement that good old fashioned bo**ockings will be dished out to the kids misbehaving whether their parents agree or not.

it's how we were brought up and it's not done us any harm.

Answer 12

I can see your point of view and I would probably have done the same.  Nowadays it's too risky to approach children in any way.  I can sympathise with you though.  Don't feel bad about it.  It's the mother's fault not yours.

Answer 13

When the mom shot her mouth off, I would have asked for her name, and when she asked why, I would tell her that I was going to call protective services on her for neglecting her child, plus call the police to deal with the vandalism. That would have shut her up.