Gentle earring training

[MummyLostInParenthood]

Hi all! I'm hoping for some advice..

My DD is just over 4 months old. My mother is fond of wearing jewellery, particularly large dangly earrings. It's very much a part of her identity.

When I was a baby, she trained me not to pull them by pulling on my ear every time I touched her earrings, which worked. She is gearing herself up to do the same to my DD.

In general I'm going to try not to interfere too much with the way my DD is Grandparented. But I really can't stand the idea of my Mum causing her to feel pain just for the sake of her choice of earrings.

Before anyone suggests it, no the obvious solution of just wearing smaller earrings is not an option here.

So I was just curious as to whether there are any more gentle techniques anyone has used to ensure safe baby / earring interaction..?

Thanks!

I just used to move ds's hand away from my glasses/earrings etc with a firm 'No.'

I doubt your mum will pull your dd's ears so hard she will cry, will she?

If it was me I would calmly tell her that she is not to pull my childs ears and if she really dislikes her earings to be pulled than she should choose to wear none/smaller ones when the child is around. At 4 months I would really doubt that a child would make the assoiation between the action and the punisment espeically if she is the only person carrying it out.

What?! I am horrified! She is going to hurt a baby to "train" her not to do something? If she was my M she wouldn't be anywhere nr her if she thought this was an ok/acceptable/legal(?!) thing to do. Just bat baby's hand away, surely...