tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28816920.post561506421100175060..comments2023-10-23T15:57:56.039-04:00Comments on The Uterine Grail: Parenting advice? Please?~rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04368972584277163688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28816920.post-90259151938086582122007-05-01T00:00:00.000-04:002007-05-01T00:00:00.000-04:00If you are willing, you could try the reverse appr...If you are willing, you could try the reverse approach and say something like. "I feel like G is being aggressive with Junior, do you see this as a problem?" If you reversed it maybe the mom wouldn't feel threatened to evaluate the interactions and then notice the negative interactions... then you can deal with it from there. Other than that, my only real suggestion (as a teacher and a parent) would be to clearly communicate with your son that it's not nice to treat others the way that he is being treated (and you don't like to see him being pushed around and put down) and if he chooses to walk away, he can do so and you support him. Kinda deep for a three-year-old, but I think that he would probably "get" it. Or you could just tell him the truth then let him tell Jr in front of his Mom (haha). Good luck!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057109543060200713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28816920.post-49659861323178841912007-04-30T22:56:00.000-04:002007-04-30T22:56:00.000-04:00Hmmmm... I think without the mom being willing to ...Hmmmm... I think without the mom being willing to acknowledge and do something about the problem it will be very difficult to fix. So your question really becomes how to explain it to G so that he understands he is not being punished. There is where I run out of ideas, never having been a parent yet. If I think of something brillant I will get back to you, otherwise I will be checking regularly to see what other people say!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771351540802344987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28816920.post-19126453529808786802007-04-30T11:10:00.000-04:002007-04-30T11:10:00.000-04:00A couple of things: my son had a similar relations...A couple of things: my son had a similar relationship with his "best friend" which started when they were just newborns. Unfortunately, no matter how hard you try to make kids get along with each other, some just don't and never will, no matter if they were friends from the beginning of time. My son still says he misses his "friend" and when they come into town (they moved away last year), I limit their time together to about an hour. After that they get on each others nerves. Maybe if you had a time limit Junior and G can play, you wouldn't have to wait until things get sketchy.<BR/><BR/>Another idea is to approach Junior's Mom and present the problem as if you've noticed G's behaviour towards Junior to avoid getting her defensive. "You know, I've noticed G sometimes antagonizes Junior. Is there something we can do to improve their play time?" You'll be able to gage better how to proceed depending on her response. If she says, "Yeah, I've noticed G picks on Junior," it's time to wean the two as play dates. If instead she says, "I think it's Junior is is antagonizes G, but I'm not sure what we should do," then obviously she's willing to work together for a solution.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864339996118337420noreply@blogger.com