kfindley79
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I need a little "friendly" advice concerning a babysitter matter. My wife and I have a four month old daughter that is kept four days per week by my mother and mother-in-law. Here's the problem...
My mother-in-law keeps our daughter twice per week with little to no incident. Our little girl seems to enjoy staying with her and we have no reservations about her continuing to do so.
My mother keeps our daughter twice per week as well but we do have some "small" incidents on occasion. Honestly, our little girl doesn't seem to enjoy her stays with my mother. It's a loving situation but I just feel as though my mom doesn't know what to do at times despite raising four boys. I'm not questioning her skills as a parent, because she knows way more than I ever will, but I just don't know what to do. I have tried to gently and politely nudge her in the direction that we would like her to go, but there is some resistance there and I can sympathize with that. I don't want to alienate my mom or make her feel inadequate but I also want what is best for our daughter. Again, the situation is a loving one and my mom wants to do her best, so I don't feel as though our daughter is being harmed in any way. What do I do?
My mother-in-law keeps our daughter twice per week with little to no incident. Our little girl seems to enjoy staying with her and we have no reservations about her continuing to do so.
My mother keeps our daughter twice per week as well but we do have some "small" incidents on occasion. Honestly, our little girl doesn't seem to enjoy her stays with my mother. It's a loving situation but I just feel as though my mom doesn't know what to do at times despite raising four boys. I'm not questioning her skills as a parent, because she knows way more than I ever will, but I just don't know what to do. I have tried to gently and politely nudge her in the direction that we would like her to go, but there is some resistance there and I can sympathize with that. I don't want to alienate my mom or make her feel inadequate but I also want what is best for our daughter. Again, the situation is a loving one and my mom wants to do her best, so I don't feel as though our daughter is being harmed in any way. What do I do?