Who WBU? Neighbouring children

[mikado1]

I'll try to keep this short. Child A&B playing together with balls and racquets. Child A asks Child B for a ball. He gives him one. Child A leaves garden with ball. Child B asks him for ball back but he says he doesn't have it. Child B v upset. Child A's mum thinks it's just a ball and he says he doesn't have it - to child B, she's gardening I'm the front garden. Child B's mum asks child B if he can maybe find the ball. Child A's mum makes it clear this is v trivial and she's not going to say anymore about it. Child B's mum goes back to her house. Child A's mum tells child B to go home.

I know it sounds all so petty but I'm wondering was I totally wrong in my handling and thinking on this! Who, if anyone, WBU?

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Genuis!

OP, if Alfie is making a habit of refusing to return (or deliberately throwing away) Bobby's stuff, just tell Alfie you dont lend to him anymore and that he has "to go get your own ball/toys" . End of. I wouldn't sweat it. But I wouldn't let Bobby get upset over one tennis ball, if that's what it was.

However If it was a superball he'd won at the fair, that he cherished etc, or an expensive football, I'd be knocking at Bobby's mum's door the next day to say, "Hi just popping over to help look for Bobby's ball that Alfie threw over your shed, is this a good time? If not, when will be? Or have you found it yet?" And smile. And continue asking sporadically with a smile over a few days.