I have a 4 year old daughter and a very close friend with a child the same age. My friend’s child is very difficult - he throws huge tantrums, hits his mum, threatens her, ignores her etc. He has a very hard time playing with other children, often screaming at them or . My friend swings between being really worried about his behaviour one day and then totally excusing it the next.
My problem is that when my daughter is with this friend, she is so naughty. She copies all his behaviour and totally ignores me. This is totally out of character for her & I feel like I’ve tried everything - I talk to her before we see them, take her away to talk to her while we’re together, talk to her afterwards - but nothing seems to help at all.
Does anyone have any advice? This friend is a really good friend of mine and I don’t want to stop seeing them. I don’t really feel like I can speak to her about it either - she is in a difficult place at the moment and I don’t want to add to it. Please help!