While running a few errands last week, I popped to get some milk and a few other essential ‘comedian’ staple items (chocolate, cake and Gaviscon) and could hear quite a commotion going on a few aisles away.

As I wandered around the shop, I realised a group of utterly fantastic carers were taking some adults with learning difficulties to do their weekly shopping.

Some of them were getting quite animated and excited at the prospect of doing their shopping and the joy on their faces was worth its weight in gold.

However, the actions of a young family to firstly stand and stare and then drag their children away to the sounds of “come away from there quickly”, as if they were in some mortal danger really took me by surprise.

What are we teaching these young children by not letting them interact in different social situations?

Everyone is different. It’s what makes the works go around. Let’s teach our children to be tolerant and accepting of everyone around them.