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April 13, 2006, 11:19 am PDT
Out of control child
Quote From: jaras500I know exactly what you are going through and I am also at my wits end. In my case I've confronted the mother about the situation and she has tried to correct the problem but the child is still continuing to break toys at our house and trash my daughters room without cleaning the messup afterwards. My husband thinks I should hide most of the toys when the friend comes over to play so they don't get broken but why should I revolve my life around a child who shows no respect towards my daughter or her belongings. The next step I'll probably have to take is to supervise the friend when she is playing with the toys and if she breaks something intentionally I'm sending her home and she is no longer welcome in our house. If this keeps up my daughter is going to windup with a room full of broken toys and nothing to play with. I know it irritating to have to put away the 'good' toys before this child comes to your home, but, the alternatives are to either ban her from coming over, or, keep tolerating her destructive behavior. It wouldn't take that much effort to put your daughter's 'special' toys away before this child comes to your home, and the results would be worth it, don't you think? Don't hesitate to be right there while this child is playing (again, I know, annoying thing to have to do!!) and send her on home the very moment that she breaks something. As a parent, you want your own children to have respect for other people's property and to be respectful in general- so why tolerate this behavior from other people's kids? You shouldn't feel that you have to.
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