Male Strangers Who Create "Small Talk" with Female children....is It.....
...appropriate, inappropriate or neither in YOUR opinion? Are they saying disrespectful things, not necessarily. But is it okay to ask questions or make direct statements to a child w/o acknowledging the parent or seeing if the parent is okay with that? For example, offering a child food/candy w/o first asking the parent if it's okay. Or, questions about their family or schooling? This is not a topic that's consuming me or stressing me. It does make me feel awkward though. Any thoughts or experiences like this?