Mummy blogger Laura Mazza insists you SHOULD tell off other people’s naughty kids, so do YOU agree?
The Melbourne mum-of-two has never told off a stranger's kids before - but all that changed when two kids picked on her three-year-old son
A MUMMY blogger has defended her decision to tell off a stranger's kids at an indoor play centre.
Admitting it was a controversial move Laura Mazza, of the Mum On The Run blog, said she was spurred into action when two kids picked on her three-year-old son.
The Melbourne mum-of-two was shocked to see her son "pushed and smacked" and immediately heard the words: "That's not nice, stop!" slip out of her mouth.
, the 31-year-old, who also has a one-year-old daughter, explained: "I've never told another child off in my life.
"I don't like it. It's not my responsibility. My responsibility, like I said, is to my child.
"If my son snatches, I correct him, if my daughter smacks, I correct her, if my kids are a**holes, I step in. This behaviour is not okay at any age.
"However, today I found myself saying the words 'hey, that's not nice... please stop' to two little kids.
"Kids that weren't mine. Why? Because no one else was gonna do it.
"I watched two 5 year olds ram one of those mini drivable cars into my daughter and laugh while she fell over while I was helping my son into the ball pit. (This was at a 4 and under play centre).
"I watched a little boy climb on top of a jungle gym where his mum had no idea that he was about to come falling down, and I caught him.
"She came over when she saw a stranger carrying her kid and gave me a dirty look while she snatched him off me.
"I watched two kids push and smack my son while he was trying to go down a slide... and I actually found myself saying 'that's not nice, stop!'
"I've never liked to tell a strangers kid off, but if you're gonna pretend you can't see it because you wanna sit and chat, then I'm gonna tell your child off."
She later begged the mums to "watch ya damn kid" in future.
Laura's post has racked up more than 3,800 likes, 400 shares and 350 comments in just two days - as well as a lot of praise.
Angie Savoie Lange commented: "Once again I find myself wanting to give you a standing ovation. Well said."
While Jo Philip wrote: "Nothing annoys me more then lazy parents.
"Every child goes through a 'phase', no child is perfect either and that naughty side can appear just when you least expect it.
"But I am sick and tired of getting up from a conversation with my mum friends to deal with the same kids time and time again."
And Krystal Culbert added: "Completely acceptable.
"I would never discipline another child, or yell, but I've never hesitated in mentioning to an unsupervised child that what they've done isn't nice.
"It's a public service, and half the time the parent of that child is busy with another sibling and hadn't noticed, or took their eyes of their bubba to sip their already cold coffee.
"We've gotta stick together, including catching a falling child here and there".
The issue of telling off other people's kids is a controversial one.
This mum slammed a complete stranger for telling off her "cheeky" son in a supermarket car park… but who do you agree with?
While two mums had debated whether you should ever discipline other people’s misbehaving children - and they have VERY different views.
