I was at the park the other day and observed some other children playing.

Two little boys were the larger than life type and shooting and using swords in their play. They were also pushing some other kids around and not sharing. Let's call their mum "parent a".

Another little boy was trying to play on some equipment. His mum is is "parent b".

Now parent A is with some friends chatting, drinking coffee, having a grand old time, seemingly oblivious to her children's behaviour. Parent B is quietly watching her son.

Children of parent A are being mean AGAIN to parent B's child, but she is letting go and letting the kids play. Well this little boy has had enough and pushes one of the other boys away.

Now parent A sees this and gets up off we bench, marches over and tells parent B's son off and lectures him on how it's not right for him to do that. He says her children have been mean. So she tells him he just needs to say "stop I don't like that". Which he does. Parent B meanwhile let's it all go.

Now as an outsider this made me think. Did parent A have any right disciplining in a sense another persons child? More so because her children were the main problem.

Do you let kids just be kids at the park or would you get involved?