Parents should not visit expensive shopping malls frequently with their children. Most of the people visiting the mall because there is no entry fee for entering in to the mall. They want to enjoy the place with their children but if they ask anything the hesitate to buy that.

vijay wrote:

It is wrong to blame the children. They are shrewd observers and copy their parents behaviour. Children know how to throw tantrums, but it is a testing ploy. If not acceded  they give up. Some amount of parenting should be taught in colleges also.

Parenting cannot be taught, some books , references from here or there can be had, but what values parents want to instill in their children solely depends on them. No book or college can teach you this--but when parents themselves cannot curb the urge to buy, how can children be controlled. I saw some parents give in easily and succumb to their children but here parents have to be strong and educate their children what is wrong and what is not. 

I said some and that could be creating awareness of responsible parenthood.which can then act as a fall back when confronted with difficult situations.  

Making children feel responsible is v ery important and this can be done by opening a SB account for them once they are in primary school...The incident mentioned is a stray one and most children do not behave in that manner.However, it is the parents who need to make their children realise the value of things and help them make responsible decisions.Once in a while it is good to give them a choice between two so that they get to realise the importance of decision making..

Decision making is one trait  that should be injected in children at the earliest. There may be some bitter experiences. But that's what life is. Mistakes make the children learn. And the parents should keep an eye on the children's way of decision making and rectify where necessary. It should be born in mind that children are very quick learners.