i am looking after a friends little boy this morning. He is 3 (only just though). He is naughty. Parents don't care, think that if they just give him a slap thats it done with. He asked for something to eat. I openend the pack for him and offered them to him. He tried to snatch them off me grinning. I said 'what do you say?' to him and he just grinned at me. I came down to his level and said 'here, we say thank you' and he spat in my face. I sat him on a kitchen chair on his own and told him that he mustn't spit. I have gone back to him loads of times since and asked him if he is going to sot nicely and eat and say thank you. A few more times he has spat in my face again, and other times he has just screamed at me. Now ok, other peoples kids and all that, but I think that while he is here, a few manners wouldn't go astray surely? I don't know if i am doing the right thing of fighting a losing battle. I will be glad when he has gone home. I have ended up agreeing to have him a total of 4 times in 10 days, and he has broken so many things and hurt my dd, that she doesnt want him here!!