What if your friend's child is out of control?
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What if you have a friend, whom you love, and you love her kids too, but one of her kids is a handful and your friend doesn't really discipline that child? Do you say something? Do you suck it up because you get that the friend is making different parenting choices than you are?
I tend to suck it up, but if they are at my home and the child is doing something I don't let my children do, I say something because I figure it's my home, my rules.
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I would not say anything unless is my house. My house, my rules. Also if they are under my care.
I do the same as you do. My home, my rules but also if we're not at home and I think her kids are hurting mine, I will say something. Usually I say something to the child and if that doesn't work then I go to her and mention it.
Yes, I've avoided babysitting, but you know kids tend to behave differently when their parents aren't around. Sometimes for the better.
Quoting sweetyazfl:
I would not say anything unless is my house. My house, my rules. Also if they are under my care.
I wouldn't bother saying anything unless they are in my house and doing something that I dont even allow my kids to do.
I'm going to preface this with: I love my nieces dearly. They are beautiful little girls who I miss very much (we moved away).
That being said...neither of their parents know how to parent them. From running all over my home to jumping on beds to spitting in my daughter's face. At one point I just lost it and yelled at all the kids in my house "We do NOT run. We walk. Anyone who cannot walk will sit in time out." Their mother was standing right beside me and did nothing but nod in agreement. *head desk*
Parenting is not a noun, it is a verb. If a person chooses not to parent their child to respect others and treat them well, then the child suffers in the long run because their out of control behavior pushes others away.
Ok, I'm done now. *steps off soap box* lol
"Parenting is not a noun, it is a verb", should be printed on bumper stickers!
Quoting Shortfuse007:
I'm going to preface this with: I love my nieces dearly. They are beautiful little girls who I miss very much (we moved away).
That being said...neither of their parents know how to parent them. From running all over my home to jumping on beds to spitting in my daughter's face. At one point I just lost it and yelled at all the kids in my house "We do NOT run. We walk. Anyone who cannot walk will sit in time out." Their mother was standing right beside me and did nothing but nod in agreement. *head desk*
Parenting is not a noun, it is a verb. If a person chooses not to parent their child to respect others and treat them well, then the child suffers in the long run because their out of control behavior pushes others away.
Ok, I'm done now. *steps off soap box* lol
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It is hard because at my house, my rules, but then when we go to her house my kids see her kid acting up and I can just see them soaking it up.
Quoting mamatamale:
this is a tough one. i go with my house, my rules.
I have friend that there kids are out of control, but I don't say nothing I guess she knows she hardly goes out with her kids to friends houses, she comes to mind, I have a crazy boy but his under control..
I won't say anything unless they are at my home and breaking a house rule. Outside of that, different parents, different parenting.
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