Stealing word for 2 year old

Hi I was in baby group yesterday and they do snack time.My son picked up the biscuit from other kid bowl. A lady was sitting there and she said no to my son the other lady asked what happened?she answered he is stealing snacks from others bowl.I know he shouldn’t do this but this word was not appropriate for just 2 year old boy.I was so down after this he is just 2 year old boy and he was not even eating anything he gave all his snacks to other kids but I don’t know why he picked up from other bowl.he is just a kid but I am really stressed why that lady said this about my son.please share your thoughts

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I wouldn't have taken it to heart like you have, i would have just corrected her by saying he has shared his with others.

yeahh its just a word, i wouldnt read too much into it, in essence yes it is stealing we know obviously hes just 2 and he doesn’t understand, people use all sorts of language to say all sorts, i wouldnt let it get to you as much x

I agree it was a bit unnecessary, just say he had taken it rather than stolen it, but as others have said I wouldn’t let it get to you. No one is going to think your two year old is a bad child for doing it (and if they did they are idiots) they’re all cheeky littles thieves at that age really 🤣

My son tries to take things all the time off other children especially drinks, (not out of their hands as such) no matter how much I teach him. Even dummy's.
If drinks are all gathered together he knows exactly which one is his, it's just one of those things. I've had the eye rolling off a couple parents usually the ones who don't know any better yet as their child is still so small. Went to one sensory group once , he picked up a dummy and a mother to a little baby said that's not your Dody, laughed and totally turned her back on him (we never went back ) so I totally know where you're coming from. A mother at swimming this morning said are you trying to steal our buckets to my son but she was lovely and wasn't meaning anything awful. I guess it's the tone in their voices in how they use such words. Try not to take to heart. Just be quick on the ball like aww he's shared with others. Or correct your son by saying it's good to share. Xx

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