So this is something that has always happened and caused a number of arguments but I am hitting a brick wall!
So for about 6 years I have been a single parent. My sister and my nieces have helped me out with childcare whilst I go to work or have a social event. So my daughter spends time with my family.
But I hate the way they talk to my daughter.. and as a result my daughter thinks this is acceptable to talk to others like this and it really isn't!
She isn't spoken to like a child or corrected and guided. She is spoken to like an adult! My sister and nieces will pick arguments with her, wind her up and bicker. She has no choice but to stick up for herself!
When playing role play my daughter always takes on a aggressive character. Yesterday I said to my new partner I think this is because of the way my sister talks to her.
So we are at my dads for dinner tonight with everyone. My daughter said something to my sister and my sister who thinks she is funny responded to her as if she was an adult and well just like a bully.. it was a pretend argument kind of thing but they are just not nice nurturing people to her!
They will talk all nicely to other people's children but mine they constantly pick on her.
I always feel like I am having to tell my daughter off but when it's me and her she is the nicest sweetest little girl. I feel like they are dragging her down. I talk to her about how we should behave and talk to each other but I think my family are so over powering she has no choice.
Tonight my 17 year old niece was winding her up! This is a 17 year old niece who works in a nursery and tells me about all these adoring kids! But to her own cousin she is so horrible.
I'm so fed up! I'm so upset! As I have said this has caused arguments when I've asked them to stop but nothing changes..
What do I do?
I feel like I need to pull in the reins now and not let my daughter spend time with them. I don't need their help for childcare anymore but she has been spending time with them at their request. But I feel like saying no now. She loves spending time with her aunty, but only I know that it's wrong, she doesn't see it as being wrong environment.
What would you do if you was in my situation???