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AIBU to not want to pick up disruptive Grandson from School.

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BlueBelle Fri 18-Nov-22 13:36:34

Well as I read your post I couldn’t help thinking your grandaughter is the blue eyed (as you put it) adorable girl and the boy is the ‘bad’ one
Many boys of 6 are full on with boobs, bottoms and willys I don’t think that’s anything at all to get uptight about but it doesn’t fit in with your well behaved ‘picture quietly drawing’
adorable grandchild belief

If you treat the boy in the way if feels from your description I not surprised he doesn’t behave he feels your irritation and plays up to it he knows he can’t come up to his sisters
reputation so he ll go the exact opposite

The little boy behaves for the other grandparents so I m afraid how you treat him even if it’s not intended is causing the problem If you want him to behave differently you will need to adjust your ways of dealing with him and ditch the favouritism

Norah Fri 18-Nov-22 13:36:01

I'm years past driving children unless an emergency. Forgive me if this is no longer acceptable. I pulled over, stopped, and listened to the radio. I refused to speak or proceed unless my children could remember they had manners and could use quiet voices. An approach all children understand, imo.

Witzend Fri 18-Nov-22 13:30:19

Are they allowed a little after-school treat? I usually take something when collecting Gdcs now and then - e.g. crisps or chocolate buttons. They’re always starving anyway.

If so, I don’t know whether it’d work, but I’d say you’ve got treats for them - and show them - but they will only have them if they behave very nicely.
Obviously your Gdd will - if Gds doesn’t, then he doesn’t get whatever it is. No discussion, no getting cross, just ‘Well, I told you - it was up to you.’

Usernametaken Fri 18-Nov-22 13:23:09

Hello fellow Grans. Hope someone can give some advice. DH and I have two Grandchildren, a Granddaughter who is nine and a half, she’s an adorable little girl, very affectionate and loves drawing and reading. And giving cuddles.

We also have a Grandson who is six. He never does as he’s told, he’s obsessed with his “Willy”, often getting it out. He’s always talking about bottoms and boobies.

I pick them up from School two days a week. He’s always trying to open car door (have child locks on), opening the car windows, altering the front headrests etc.
Last week he somehow put his dirty feet all over the front seat headrest and I had to take it to be cleaned. It’s only a two year old Vehicle and we don’t want it trashing.

AIBU to not want to pick him up again. Obviously that would mean not picking DGD either.

DS and DDIL both work full time. DDIL’s mum picks the children up on the other days, and surprise surprise DGD behaves with his other Grandparents.

Have tried telling him off, would like to hit him (obviously not hard, but you can’t do that any more).

When he’s with his Parents and does something naughty, they say things like, “No TV for a week”, then an hour later he’s watching it again. Or no treats for a week, then get taken out to a theme park or something similar. Doesn’t seem to be any discipline at all at home.

Any advice would be really appreciated, especially if any of you lovely Ladies have experienced the same sort of thing.

Thank you