Re: dont you hate it when parents dont tell off their kids who are rude/noisey/naught
i agree with most things that people have said (and im a parent so I know)
If we're at someone's house we're there are a lot of things, instead of moving things out of reach, im just on high-alert that my kid doesnt touch anything. I know her, and i know she's very inquisitive... but i also know, that ever since she has started childcare, her mannerism has changed heaps..
she doesnt touch things
we have photoframes everywhere in the house, we have a coffee table.. we havent ever moved things out of her reach unless we know she's going to do something silly and hurt herself. Things stay put.. and she knows what she can and cant touch
BUT... when it comes to kids eating and crumbs... come on... even adults can make a mess. If you're eating cookies, it'll make a mess.. be prepared for it... be proactive. Plonk them on a table or sofa and give them a plate or bowl so the crumbs fall into it.
In regards to moving people around cus the kid wnats to sit in a certain place.. yes. Thats a bit of an issue... i used to get annoyed at a kid for doing that, and i promised myself i wouldnt let that happen. But, my kid does it when she's at home.. or when she's at my mums. She has a sofa where she plonks herself to her milk.. and it REALLY irritates me that my hubby will ask someone to move. But having said that, we dont just ask ANYONE to move.. if its someone whose our age.. someone who will undrestand, we will. If it's an uncle or aunty.. than we'll distract her and get her to do somethign else..
really people. its a very hard job being a parent..
I dont like parents who dont do anything... but i dont want to be a parent whose going to be scolding her child for EVERYTHING.