I'm removing the "child neglect" tag because the peeking in the second panel suggests that Marisa was blatantly faking. If anyone disagrees, feel free to put it back on.
I would go for applaud, the mother looks quite tired in the first panel, maybe a mixture of bearing with the brat's antics and having to work her ass out, probably out of being a single mother that hadn't gone Deibu yet.
Plus maybe it was unintentional, enourmous ammounts of whinning with no je and da je could easily numb your mind and make you not realize where you are going, or if you left something or someone behind.
*Wind blowing*"So tired no je! Don't wanna walk anymore no je!"
「つかれたのじぇ!あるきたくないのじぇ!」"No moa da je! No moa da je! No moa da je! No moa da je!"
*peek*
「やなんだじぇ!やなんだじぇ!やなんだじぇ!やなんだじぇ~!」
チラ"Why haven't you come back da je~!
Tummy is empty da je~!
Want to take it easy da je~!
Yuaaaaaaaaaaan!!"
「なんでもどってくないんだじぇ~!
おなかすいたんだじぇ~!
ゆっくりしたいんだじぇ~!
ゆあああああん!!」*roll roll*