It’s wrong to tell off other people’s kids – it leaves me fuming as a mum

Telling off other people’s kids is a bit like people rolling their eyes and shaking their heads if your toddler has a tantrum in public - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

We were out for a vegan burger and fries at a private members’ club when the waiter accidentally brought us an extra portion of chocolate ice cream. My daughter Lola, 8, seizing her chance to have two puddings rather than one, dipped her spoon into both of them before we managed to send the surplus one back.

“Why would anyone do that?” yelled my single-dad friend across the table, as though he was dealing with a horrific crime. “If you’re going to behave like this, Lola, then it’s time we all went home.”