to think it's ok to move a child that's not mine away from the slide?

[chickenmama]

We were in the soft play place earlier today. There was a small baby sitting at the bottom of the slide and the child I mind was at the top waiting to go down. He had been waiting very nicely for quite a while but I decided to go in before he got impatient and ended up hurting the baby. I asked the parents in the area whose baby it was but no one knew, so I picked her up and moved her a couple of feet away. I felt a bit awkward but the baby didn't object and the kids were happy.

A little while later the same thing happened. I waded in to sort the situation, only this time I didn't ask whose baby (same parents). Just as I lifted the little one away a man came storming over telling me I had no right to touch her as she wasn't mine. I assume he was a childminder as he was with a bunch of other kids. I told him I was sorry, that I had asked previously, and that I didn't want her getting hurt but he didn't say anything else. The rest of the time we were there I had to keep getting his attention to move the child but he didn't speak to me.

I was wondering what other people would think of this. Was I wrong to move the child? I was only looking out for her safety but the way the guy responded made me feel all guilty.

YANBU. He should have been paying attention.

soft play means soft play, not 'a place where tiny children can be left unsupervised'

YANBU

I do know that it's difficult if you have two, three or more kids, you can't be with them all the time BUT if you can't adequately supervise you shouldn't use these places - for the safety of everyone's children - or use them when you are able to either have less kids with you or more help to supervise

YANBU, perhaps the Baby was too young to be playing there unsupervised.

Like Cory I once stopped a toddler walking in front of a car. I could not see a Parent so I beant down and was talking to him to see if he could tell me his name etc. This Woman stomped up, grabbed him and called me an f'ing wierdo and dragged him away. I was so I could not even explain what had happenned.

YANBU - I would definitely do the same and would be grateful if anyone did the same for me.

Reminds me of a different situation I had recently. I was in a newsagent/mini-mart type place with DD in buggy.

There was a little boy (about 6) looking at the sweets, clearly taking his time to choose. As there wasn't space to get past him with the buggy (though there was if he just took a pace closer to the shelf), I said, very politely, "excuse me please sweetheart".

His mother/carer came storming from round the next aisle and shouted "he's not your f-ing sweetheart". I was gobsmacked.

YANBU and he sounds like a nob. When ds was small we were in a shop and he dashed towards the door before I could catch him which was opening inwards at the time. A elderly chap darted forwards and grabbed him by the straps of his dungarees - the woman coming in stopped the door moving and we were all standing there motionless, ds looking startled, feet dangling, hanging by his dungers! I wouldn't have dreamed of telling the man off. You did everything you could to not have to move the child to safety yourself.
ohhh, I forgot, it was softplay. Laws are different there...

YANBU, would he have preferred the child to be hurt?

KITBIT - gosh what a great move by the old boy! My Cousin ran out of a Store when he was small and into the road. A Lorry actually stopped with him underneath it (unhurt)he had tripped in the road and somehow the wheels managed to go either side of him Someone had actually held the door open for him