Parents letting their kids run around in the mall unsupervised

Hello Saizo. I think these kinds of parents don't deserve children. I think that they shouldn't let their children run all around. When I was growing up we sat with our parents and wasn't too far from them. They knew at all times where each of us was and whom we were with. This is how some children get snatched by strangers.

I don't understand some parents. Kids can easily be kidnapped or get severly lost in a mall. A mall is a big place. I put all of my kids in a stroller when we were at the mall until they were about 5 years old. That way I know where they are at all times and there is no way that they would have been able to run off. Now that my youngest son is nearly 6 if we go to the mall he has to hold on to my hand the entire time we are there, and if we go to eat at the food court he has to stay put at the table unless I get up and he once again is holding my hand. I can not believe people are not more concerned about losing thier own children.

That is really messed up. My daughter doesn't leave my side when we are out in a public place. All it takes is for one second that someone could pick up that child and take off with them. These parents seem like they need a few lessons in taking care of there child. I live in a small town, but I would never let my child wonder around like that. Then for the parent not to even acknowledge when the child fell, and the food court lady had to bring them over is wrong. The parents should feel embarrassed, shameful, and need to be more attentive to their child.

It really is messed up. I have seen this so often and I am fed up with people that do that. Recently, I was in a Goodwill store, where there are signs posted that say "Do not leave children unattended." There were kids running around the toy area, which was in a separate area from everything else, like a separate room, and it was a very large store. I have also seen this in the mall and it is just awful. Little kids should NOT be running around by themselves. Our mall is in a pretty dangerous area, and some gang members have been doing things in this mall. The kids running around in there are PROBABLY in a bit of danger. It sucks that people just let their kids run all over the place.

Sometimes i think that parents are using the malls as a substitute baby sitter. They want time away from their kids so they think the solution is to send them to the mall alone. Unsupervised groups of kids in the malls is an accident waiting to happen.

How careless the parents are!!! It's true that a child should enjoy freedom but not in a public place or in a place where it is too risky. I never let my child go alone without any guidance. City life is totally different from village life. In a village probably you know all your neighbors or many people would be knowing your kid, but in a city you may not know who is staying next to your flat. It will take just one minute to happen something furious, and it's always better to be careful then to be regret.

I would be worried because there are always so many people at the mall, and you never know who is there. Although, I know my parents use to leave my brother and me in the "Tilt" (it was an arcade), I don't know if I would like my children be left in a place like that now.

I do not understand how parents can let their 3 or 4 years run around in a busy mall by then self. It is like they do not want to be bother with the kids at that time. The child could have been hurt badly by being knocked down or something worse could have happen to the child. I wonder what the parents thought when the older lady brought their child crying to them.

I can say that I had been very keen to supervising my children when they were little. It is especially so with my oldest son who is very active and always "on the go". The kids enjoy it very much in the mall because it is a different environment for them and they love to explore. I always follow them wherever they went. We even had to be inside a play area to watch for them ourselves (which was allowed for parents). The helpers watch them when we personally cannot tend to the children. I really don't understand why some parents go easy on this. Accidents happen when we least expect them. I believe safety and precaution, most especially for our children, is paramount and should be the parents' foremost and greatest priority. Have a nice day!

Poor kid - he has irresponsible parents. I don't think those parents would really mind what could happen to their child. What if the kid got lost in a crowded area like that?