So...
My Brother in law and his wife have 3 kids. Their youngest is a girl and is almost 4.
She is massively babied. Still in nappies, still has dummy all the time not just for bed. Still drinking from a bottle(milk and juice/water). They also wrap her up and push her around in a pram when out and about and I'm pretty sure from photos that she's still in a cot. They also encourage babyish talk like dada,mama and botbot(for bottle). Things like that.
I'm getting quite concerned by this. I think it's really weird behaviour. My husband says he thinks it's weird but probably just babying her because she's their last child but it's far past just being babied. It's like they think she's still actually a baby.
I think I'm worried because they've done some other crazy stuff in the past like fake illnesses and lie to the whole family just to get benefits and also has convinced their eldest that he's autistic and to behave in a certain way around people(he's not allowed to talk to anyone, just looks at the floor when being spoken to and has to wear a chew toy around his neck) but when we look after him he's a completely different child. Very happy and chatty, fully engages with our children and plays with them, definitely no signs of autism what so ever when he's not around his parents but completely changes around them.
Is this called Munchausen??
I want to report them to social services but I doubt they would believe me. What would I even say?.
Would this worry anyone else, particularly the babying the 4yr old. Well all of it actually.or am I being OTT?.