Long story short, my mom has temporary custody of my sixteen month old DD, and I only have her on Tuesday's and Thursday's during the day. I didn't have at all the first week.
Ever since I started seeing her again, she's been acting up. She doesn't listen, she whines and cries all the time, and she's just awful. She's never acting up THIS bad. The only way she doesn't is if I give in, and from how I know my mom is with my sister, who is four, I'm pretty sure she gets what she wants at my moms.
I don't know what to do. Any advice? Should I bring this up in court?
Ever since I started seeing her again, she's been acting up. She doesn't listen, she whines and cries all the time, and she's just awful. She's never acting up THIS bad. The only way she doesn't is if I give in, and from how I know my mom is with my sister, who is four, I'm pretty sure she gets what she wants at my moms.
I don't know what to do. Any advice? Should I bring this up in court?
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A 16 month old is going to act that way. First, I'd read up on what normal child development for that age is - you need to know what is typical for toddlers. I wouldn't just jump on the idea that it's your moms fault. Toddlers naturally just want to do things their own way. It doesn't mean they are destined to become selfish, naughty children. It's just how they are. And your job as a parent is to set clear boundaries with REASONABLE and age appropriate expectations so your toddler can learn that rules don't change.
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I'm trying to enforce it. Things like throwing toys at the tv are not okay. I'm not trying to jump to conclusions, I'm just having a hard time with enforcing because she has two different rules. I understand she's getting to the age where she's going to be acting up.
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A 16 month old is going to act that way. First, I'd read up on what normal child development for that age is - you need to know what is typical for toddlers. I wouldn't just jump on the idea that it's your moms fault. Toddlers naturally just want to do things their own way. It doesn't mean they are destined to become selfish, naughty children. It's just how they are. And your job as a parent is to set clear boundaries with REASONABLE and age appropriate expectations so your toddler can learn that rules don't change.
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