4. They always meddle.
According to Susie Kohl, author of The Best Things Parents Do and a mother-in-law herself, grandparents like to interfere mostly because they love their grandchild very much. However, sometimes it’s not their place, and some advice isn’t welcomed.
For instance, if your mother-in-law recommends spanking your children every time they d something wrong, be firm and tell them that another approach works better for your child. If your child does something ‘wrong’ in front of his grandmother, you can tell them not to worry, adding that you’ll handle it later.
But sometimes you just can’t avoid a conflict. One mom shared that her in-laws decided to give her three-year-old son ‘speech therapy’ while babysitting. She obviously went crazy, especially because they weren’t qualified to do that, and he was just a child.
“They kept telling me that David talks funny, and I kept telling them that his pediatrician wasn’t worried,” says the mom. “But one day when I got to their house to pick up my son, he was talking with his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth. He was self-conscious about his speech for a long time after that.”
The next time your in-laws meddle in and overstep their boundaries, don’t hesitate to show them how upset you are, without hurting their feelings, if possible. Even when they want to help, parents should be the ones to decide how they raise their child.
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