We live in an apartment in my inlaws basement. My husband has a sister who is 15 and a brother who is 11. While our apartment has a separate entrance, a kitchen, etc, we still end up seeing his family pretty often.Most of the time, it is great. They love seeing their grandson, and it's nice to have some extra sets of hands around. However, I have trouble with how the 11 year old interacts with my 18 month old.My BIL loves to play, but is very controlling. He wants to pick up the toddler all the time, wants to make him play in a certain way, and is kind of smothering. My BIL wants to visit a lot in the afternoons, but more often I go upstairs to visit the family.I've tried the gentle approaches. "He doesn't like that. Put him down". "He seems like he wants to play by himself right now." Or "Let him do his own thing." But it's getting to the point that my BIL isn't really respecting those boundaries. He's a nice kid, but impulsive and if you give an inch, he takes three miles.I don't know what a middle ground is between what I'm already doing and "Go away." Any suggestions? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2nHGOsh
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