To be pissed off that this child ....

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..... Keeps stealing eating my DD's school snack - literally grabbing it out of her hands and scoffing it in front of her?

Thinking it is funny.

This child is barely 7.

My DD is very upset about it - I've told her to tell the teachers next time it happens.

Should I approach other child's mother or speak to offending child myself?

perhaps start with talking to the teacher who is present at the time?

Go to the school and tell them that you are worried about allergies. At our school the dc are not allowed to swap or share food because of this.

Same thing happened to DD when she was about that age. Ended up speaking to teacher who ensured some "subtle" supervision. Worked a treat!

I think you need to tell the teacher yourself so they can check this child. She must be hungry or just horrid

Don't speak to the mother or the child - have a quiet word with the teacher and ask her or him to speak to whoever is supervising breaktime.

I'd complain to the teacher - they're supposed to be keeping an eye on this sort of thing, surely?

Same thing happened to DD when she was about that age. Ended up speaking to teacher who ensured some "subtle" supervision. Worked a treat!

Lost my reply. I would not bother with the teacher, I'd go straight to the child. If that makes me a bully, I am not fussed.
I have done it in the past and would do it in the future.

yep! tell the teacher- suprised they havent picked up on it.
My dd was buying all her friends breakfast at breakfast club, with my money! Teachers sorted it out

Talk to the teacher. And TBH, I wouldn't bother saying anything about allergies, I'd just say that it is unacceptable for this child to be stealing food from my child. And yes, your DD should tell the teacher when it happens, as it can be dealt with on the spot.

No dont speak to mother and certainly not the child , go to the school speak to the teacher , it realy isnt advisable to approach parents about school things , thats when feuds start

I would tell the teacher and say you want it stopped immediately. The teacher might not have been aware of it and perhaps this child isn't bringing any snacks to school so I think it needs drawing to the teacher's attention for certain.

Neither. Talk to the teacher.

I totally agree with MrsJay, go via the school.

I would go into school and discuss it with your dd's class teacher saying how much it upsets her.Do you know if it's just your dd who this child picks out ?.

Talk to the teacher, your child is being bullied

"Lost my reply. I would not bother with the teacher, I'd go straight to the child. If that makes me a bully, I am not fussed.
I have done it in the past and would do it in the future."

But you'd look a right prat if you hadn't got all the story, wouldn't you? Like the mother who screamed at my dd for bullying her dd on the bus and it turned out she'd got the wrong girl. And the wrong bus.Not a good look.

eeek seeker i hope your daughter was ok after a loony woman shouted at her

Give your daughter a ham and very strong mustard sandwich with instructions that she's to take it out in front of the offending child but that she absolutely must not take a bite of it herself.

I guarantee that your daughter won't have any more problems with the child.

I'd talk to the teacher, definitely. I wouldn't approach parent or child.

At 7 they should be being supervised surely? Make it clear to the teacher that this is happening and it must stop. And express surprise that they hadn't done so already.

I like your idea Graham. Bloody good one.

Is it bad I would like to be a fly on the wall when she took a bite?

I think children can be sneaky the teachers or playground staff dont always catch everything its a big playground and they only have so many pairs of eyes