Hi ladies!
Please can I get some advice on this really difficult situation?
I made friends with another Mum with a child of a similar age to mine way back when my daughter was a newborn. My daughter is now 2 and hers is 3.
Her daughter has always been a bit rough and tumble with mine and I’ve always kept a close eye on it. I’ve felt unsettled by it but didn’t want to be OTT and overprotective.
Anyways, her daughter’s behaviour is getting worse. She hits, scratches, bites, pushed as is just a real bully to my daughter. My daughter currently has a black eye from hers.
Her daughters behaviour causes her real issues within preschool and other kids. She even lashes out at her younger sister quite badly marking her.
People have told me it’s having a younger sibling is the cause of such behaviour but it doesn’t wash with me as she’s always been like it but is getting worse and I’ve had enough. Her behaviour is ridiculous.
I’ve spoken to this Mum before about this and she simply says she knows what her daughter is like but in her words ‘What can you do? It’s her personality’.
Is it better to be blunt and say play dates are off as her daughter is too aggressive? Or should I just distance her away until I seem always too busy to see her?
She knows her daughter is a problem and me pointing it out isn’t going to make a difference. Her child gets rewarded with toys and days out after such behaviour so it’s a lose lose situation to point it out.
I don’t want to cause an argument and I’m so sad as I really get on with this Mum but her parenting is causing real issues and that isn’t my daughters place to be a punchbag for hers.
Thanks so much in advance and sorry if I sound harsh but I’m at the end of my tether😭
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ADVICE NEEDED! How would you deal with a child who is violent to your child?
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Popcornlassie28 · 19/10/2020 00:37
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