Maybe I have just had a few bad experiences recently but it seems there are more parents who are afraid to tell children off in public or at all? In the last week I have witnessed a child throwing a water bottle over and over again in a waiting area and the relentless thud thud thud for 30 mins was just met by mum smiling benignly. Next a boy in a super market who kept walking backwards and knocking in to people and things. Parent didn’t raise an eyebrow. Today child in lamp shop spinning the shades round on expensive fragile lamps, running up and down the aisles. Parents and grandparents just laughed and smiled. Finally greetings card shop child was hitting card displays and pulling cards out scattering them across the floor and parent said nothing and left the mess for the shop assistant to clear. I have kids myself but can’t ever recall letting this sort of thing go. I understand the waiting area one the most but even then would you not bring something with you like headphones or a tablet. I do have SEN kid so I know there maybe additional support needs but I would still let my child know it’s wrong to walk in to people, destroy displays etc and if it continued we leave. I know it’s shit but sometimes children have to be told especially when high functioning.