My daughter is 17 months old and we go to a small baby group every Friday. There is a 3 year old there who every Friday will throw a tantrum about something or other. Anyway, today my daughter was holding a rattle type toy, just walking around shaking it when the boy came up and took it off her. Mum noticed it too and immediately intervened so I thought great, sorted. Except her son then went into full melt down mode, my daughter was half crying/moaning but not overly upset but put out nonetheless. I watched and did nothing as other mother was dealing with it but when her son threw himself on the floor (still holding the toy) she looked at me apologetically and said 'i did try' and say down again.
I am not asking AIBU about her because that's how she parents and although I don't agree with it and would have made my child hand it back it's not my business. What is my business though is what I should have done after this. Which btw I did nothing as my daughter has then walked onto another activity but it didn't sit right with me and I'm wondering what others would have done in that situation? Would you have intervened in a way where you would the take the toy off that child (not being unreasonable) or let it go like I did? (Yes AIBU)
My partner said I should have taken it myself seeing as the mother didn't bother but I'm still not sure whether that would have been the right thing to do, although it's clearly still bothering me enough to write this post!
What would u have done?