Most parents would be proud, why can't you thank them and move along? Or teach him some self protective behaviours. Most kids of that age are excellent at letting adults know when enough is enough, so I'm thinking it's more your problem than his. I'm thinking of a tshirt he could wear that would discourage the women 😄

yeah, what she said.....(maybe not the last bit lol)

whats the world coming to.....   you know, it has come to a point where an adult, especially a male would be too afraid to offer assistance to a child that was in trouble.....I have seen that happen...

Its not about what you suggest!

What I am suggesting is that people are too afraid to even talk to a child these days because they are afraid of the reaction they are going to get !!!   

for once im right in your corner LL you have to stand up when your kids cant.

altho i would not put him in a tony abbot t shirt if i were you you will only make him more popular;-)

In the situations created by people who prod and poke kids while their parents stand by, there is  no fear involved!..... Just rudeness in the form of ignorance of boundaries......in such cases, unwelcome attention is given with a great deal of arrogance!

 fear would be involved where and when the child is afraid/or uncomfortable  Vintage.

Iza I was referring to the general population being afraid of approaching a child because of the possibility of being accused of having pedophiten like tendencies by a paranoid parent.

Sorry Vintage, I thought you meant in the situation as a whole.

S'ok, Iza, I just know the situation well as a result of past experience.

well i hope you are wrong. i don't need that kind of attention (or the problems it brings ;\)

LOL it happens heaps, try taking a dog for a walk in a park or a beach. 😉