Would you ask a dc if they were OK?

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My dd nearly 12 was walking back from a friend's the other day and a hornet had landed on her hand and stung her. Sting was still in, little bit of blood but she was very upset.
We live in a busy but small touristy place, friendly locals.

Nobody asked her if she was OK.

Not really surprised, just wondering if you would approach a dc or just look away?
Back in the day (1970's)I fell off a wall I had been walking along, alone and about 7, cut my fanjo enough it was bleeding badly, and a man walked me home!! Def sure that wouldn't happen today!!
At the park /zoo places I have assisted a lost dc but never in public tbh.

I would and have many times asked children if they are ok. I am a teacher though so I probably don’t have the same reticence or anxiety about it.

I don’t think it’s just kids who people can be reluctant to help. I assisted an elderly lady who fell over on the road when her Zimmer frame got caught on the road.

I was trying to give her a moment to catch her breath and cars were impatiently swerving round her. I could understand wanting to get on. She wasn’t right on the road - but to accelerate past her was really unkind

I absolutely would ask if they were OK if I saw a distressed person, let alone child, or a child in danger.

The saddest thing on here (save for those who flat out wouldn't help) is the fact a man said he wouldn't due to worrying that he would look 'dodgy'. I bet he's a lovely chap too. We have come to the point where a 'Samaritan' doesn't feel they can help due to others' suspicion. How on earth did we get to the point in this world that has made any human worry so much that they might be seen in a negative light for genuinely and appropriately helping a child or vulnerable person? Just so sad, although I do see where he's coming from purely by the media and others' views.

As a mother of a DS, I hope that he would help if he found himself in a situation like that - it's up to us as parents I guess to ensure that they understand the appropriateness and summing up of situations when they arise.

Hope your DC is better, OP.

My DD and her friends who are collage age, rescued an 11 year old girl who was being hassled by a man on her way home from school.

I would but I teach secondary so I spend a fair bit of time watching children of that age and asking if they are ok if they look distressed. Would just be second nature to me to ask before I had a chance to think about it!

This is rather outing but I went on 'forest school' last week with my dd's class, one of them stood on a wasp nest. Several kids were stung, some several times. A boy had a long sleeve top on and had one between shoulder/just where you would get jags, I couldn't get to it so made the instant decision to get that boys tshirt off to get it off him. My decision simply as a mum helper while the teacher plotted our escape.

I walked away from those woods cuddling many a child. You can imagine the threads on here if someones precious dc had said a mum had done that I would burn in hell. I'm a mum, alot of these kids are my dc friends, of course I wanted to comfort and help them.

Every day I walk my dt's to nursery while its lunchtime and have to ask if a child or two if they're ok from falling etc, the playground watcher on the infant side is at least 70 if shes a day.

I'm sad no one did that for your dd. I hope she's ok