What’s the most bizarre parenting advice you’ve received from your in-laws? Get involved with Hotel Transylvania 2 for a chance to win a £300 voucher! NOW CLOSED

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Hotel Transylvania 2 have asked us to find out what the most bizarre advice is Mumsnetters have ever received from their parents in law….

In Hotel Transylvania 2, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while his mother Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. Mumsnetters everywhere will be familiar with differences in opinion with their in-laws although perhaps not quite on this scale…!

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So, what’s the most bizarre piece of parenting advice you have ever received from your in laws? Maybe they they’ve got some peculiar natural remedies they suggested you use? Have they told you that they’ve found a fool proof way of getting your DC to sleep by just singing them a particular lullaby? Perhaps they think they’ve somehow come up with a way to make your DC do everything you tell them? Whatever it is, we’d love to hear it!

Everyone who posts on this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 Love2Shop voucher! Runners up can also win 1 of 3 exclusive Hotel Transylvania 2 goody bags!

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Fortunately mine don't offer advice unless asked, I don't ask lol. Pretty sure mil would advise not letting them use technology until they're 18 though!

Isn't it scary to think how many babies in our generation were fed alcohol??

MIL did ask if I'm feeding every 4 hours, but was not pushing it when I said that that's not what they recommend nowadays.

Love the advice to put the baby in the garden so you can keep the house clean and husband won't leave you. In the history of human kind, I don't think there has ever been a straying husband, telling his friends about the OW 'and the way she polishes her floors, it's like, wow!!'

My In-laws were incredibly good to us and with our children, sadly both have passed on now. However my mum in law did surprise me once when my eldest daughter was about three and had sickness and a bad tummy, she claimed it was down to the sandwich I had made her for lunch, the cause apparently was that the bread I had given her was too 'new'!. Really! was I supposed to give her stale, old and mouldy bread to ensure her health and well being?

Thank you everyone for your comments. wickedlazy has won the prize draw for a £300 Love2SHop voucher, congratulations! We'll be in touch soon.

Congrats, wickedlazy!

There are some real bonkers ideas aren't there?