The 'bold kids' of today

Scene 1-
We were doing our Diwali ritual. Lighting a few sparkles, a few Anar and that's it. Our daughter is just 3.5 years old so we did some bare minimum  Diwali fireworks thing. As we were doing this,  a couple of 8-10 year old kids came to us asking if they could light our Anar. We had a special anar which stayed lit for longer and had a much better speed of going up. I gave one of them to those kids. Then a few more kids joined asking us for the same. I told them that first let my daughter enjoy and then they could take the fireworks they wanted. Then a few more kids came and asked if they could take our sparkles. One kid started this thing and then 4 others joined and directly took our  sparkles.Their parents who were around did nothing to stop the kids from taking our stuff. Despite us saying a clear NO, the kids were boldly taking our stuff. Neither did they understand when to stop nor did their parents who were around did anything to stop this. The kids were all atleast 8 years old. Is 8 years so small a 'kid' age where kids don't understand how to behave?

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A typical kids birthday party scene. So the birthday boy is all set to cut the cake. He is surrounded by his parents and grandparents typically. All the remaining space around the cake cutting is taken by the birthday boy's/girl's friends. They can range from any age group like 1 year to 10 years. In most of these parties the kids around seem to be so much in a hurry to eat the cake that they would do so ( lick the cake, take the cake toppings) even before the birthday boy/girl has cut the cake. I understand that very small kids wouldn't understand how to behave. How about the slightly elder kids? Have they never eaten a cake in their life to be so greedy about it? Can't they behave properly?

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Some groups of kids come to your house. They are your son's/daughter's friends. It's their first time in your house. The ease with which they take out all the toys , things in the showcase from your house is amazing. Trying stopping them and see if they pay heed to your talk. More often than not, they won't. As a kid, I remember when I used to go to someone else's place, my mum's rule was " Not to take anything without asking" . Nowadays the unsaid rule seems " We don't care, we will take anything we want , won't  even bother to ask"

So...

In the examples given above, the kids come across as "bold" kids. Does bold mean doing whatever you want without bothering about others? Does bold mean " meri marzi"?  For me boldness means toughness in facing a situation. If the kids today are doing what they want , essentially changing the situation as per their needs , how will they face real challenges in life? How will they learn to be accommodating and empathetic in daily life?
I , sadly, wonder!

-Dhanashree
https://dsaidso.blogspot.com