Mum blogger defends her decision to tell off other people’s naughty kids

A mum blogger has spoken out about her decision to tell off a stranger's kids at an indoor ball play centre.

Laura Maza, blogger on Mum On The Run, admitted she has never told off a stranger's kids before, but was spurred into action when two kids picked on her toddler son.

The Australian mum-of-two was shocked to see her son 'pushed and smacked' and couldn't help herself, so she snapped and said: 'That's not nice, stop!'

Taking to Facebook, the 31-year-old explained in her post: I've never told another child off in my life.

'I don't like to. It's not my responsibility… If my son snatches, I correct him, if my daughter smacks, I correct her, if my kids are a**holes, I step in. This behaviour is not okay at any age.'

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She explained that she had told off two kids that weren't hers because 'no one was was gonna do it.'

'I watched two five-year-olds ram one of those mini drivable cars into my daughter and laugh while she fell over while I was helping my son into the ball pit', she wrote.

She went on to describe watching two kids push and smack her son while he was trying to go down a slide and had to tell them to stop it.

'I've never liked to tell a strangers kid off, but if you're gonna pretend you can't see it because you wanna sit and chat, then I'm gonna tell your child off.'

Laura added: 'I'm not perfect, not even in the slightest. But I'm polite and I'm not in the business of raising a**holes… I also don't believe that my kid is entitled to pull your kids hair because I want a hot coffee.'

'And if you see my kid be a jerk, you tell him off too, or tell me and I'll correct him asap.'

She goes on to implore other mums that ‘ if we don't have each others backs like this, then how can it be a smooth experience for all?’

The post, shared on Laura's Facebook page, has racked up more than 4k likes, 450 shares and 370 comments in just two days - as well as a lot of praise.

One user posted: ‘Once again I find myself wanting to give you a standing ovation. Well said.’

This follower praised her by asking to be friends: 'Can we be friends? I love having friends like you. Lol'

A third wrote: 'Nothing annoys me more then lazy parents', while another said: 'Amen amen and Amen!!! I correct children at the playground all the time and loud enough that their parents hear me.'

What do you think? Would you or have you told off a stranger's kids? Let us know in the comments box below.