I have a dcg 2.5 that has been here for about a year. She has always had a strong personality, and been a bit of a handful. Nothing out of the ordinary or even stressful. She behaves quite well for me. Her mom gets the very short end of the stick in that department, IMO because she lets her dd walk all over her. The mom even admits that everyone in the house (mom, dad and two older brothers) have to listen to and comply with little girl's orders. Pick up time, as you would imagine, is a nightmare. I have opened my mouth a couple of times to help mom get her daughter in line a bit, but I know exactly what goes on when they walk out the door. Daughter wreaks havoc on household. It's always, "She 'wouldn't' do such and such, so I just let it go."
I would really like to offer this mom some insight and some help. The thing is, she is very difficult to read and I don't know how she might take it. Part of me thinks that she is silently begging for help, the other part thinks that she is such a ******** defeatist that nothing I do or say will matter.
Would you offer her advice on this? I don't want to be overly-militant about it, but things need to change, for me at pickup time, and for the family every day.
I would really like to offer this mom some insight and some help. The thing is, she is very difficult to read and I don't know how she might take it. Part of me thinks that she is silently begging for help, the other part thinks that she is such a ******** defeatist that nothing I do or say will matter.
Would you offer her advice on this? I don't want to be overly-militant about it, but things need to change, for me at pickup time, and for the family every day.
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