For me if the parents are already intervening in the situation attemping to do something then you have no place intervening.
If they are doing nothing and oblivious and doing something that affects you then saying something like Please don't touch my shopping cart or I will tell your mom is reasonable. Or quit eating the produce or I will tell your mom. Those things are reasonable.
The one inicident I had was kids kicking rocks off a cliff with people hiking below in Bryce Canyon. I was already past the point of where he was kicking rocks onto but I tore into the 8 year old. I could have been a lot calmer but the kid stopped. His parents glared at me but didn't say anything.
Overall I say go for it if the parent isn't trying to deal with it.
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