http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/family-matters/please-don%e2%80%99t-spoil-my-child/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/family-matters/please-don%e2%80%99t-spoil-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-288 barb Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/?p=193#comment-288 grandparents were once parents themselves, so they do understand the frustratrions of parents. grandparents are lucky if they get to see their grandchildren frequently, but many times that is impossible. therefore, they want to have positive experiences when they get the opportunity to share time with the children. a little excess once in a while will not ruin the children. grandparents were once parents themselves, so they do understand the frustratrions of parents. grandparents are lucky if they get to see their grandchildren frequently, but many times that is impossible. therefore, they want to have positive experiences when they get the opportunity to share time with the children. a little excess once in a while will not ruin the children.

]]> http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/family-matters/please-don%e2%80%99t-spoil-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-194 justme Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:32:08 +0000 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/?p=193#comment-194 Every time my 16 month old spends time with my MIL, he comes back to me a spoiled and cranky child. One of the biggest problems I had with her was that she would never let him take a nap. I gave her explicit instructions to leave him in his crib while I ran a ten minute errand and she just couldn't do it. We had been through this situation several times before so she knew that she was NOT TO TAKE HIM OUT OF HIS CRIB. Or even go upstairs for that matter. And I was literally just going around the corner. She just couldn't resist. And when she is around him, she entertains him every minute. I understand she is having fun, but he needs some down time. He needs time to toddle around and explore his environment without an adult picking him up. I thought all of this was difficult before, but now I am getting divorced so when my son is around my MIL, I won't be there to tone down her enthusiasm. At least she lives across the country so he won't see her TOO often. Every time my 16 month old spends time with my MIL, he comes back to me a spoiled and cranky child. One of the biggest problems I had with her was that she would never let him take a nap. I gave her explicit instructions to leave him in his crib while I ran a ten minute errand and she just couldn’t do it. We had been through this situation several times before so she knew that she was NOT TO TAKE HIM OUT OF HIS CRIB. Or even go upstairs for that matter. And I was literally just going around the corner. She just couldn’t resist. And when she is around him, she entertains him every minute. I understand she is having fun, but he needs some down time. He needs time to toddle around and explore his environment without an adult picking him up. I thought all of this was difficult before, but now I am getting divorced so when my son is around my MIL, I won’t be there to tone down her enthusiasm. At least she lives across the country so he won’t see her TOO often.

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