OwnedByTheCow
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My niece and nephew come to my farm once a week. My nephew owns one of our goats so he has to come and work off her board. My nephew who is older minds what I say well, although my niece does not. There are many times when I ask her not to run or just simply not to do something and she will continue to do it. It is not always something she is aware of I don't think. I don't have kids of my own so I'm not sure if she's just being smart at me or not. Sometimes I get a response like "but I'm not doing anything". It has become quite a safety issue. Their mother is not here most of the time, they are just dropped off for a couple hours. I don't want to be feared by her although I need to put my foot down. My sister is not the discipline type, she is one of THOSE parents. I want her to be excited but I also want her to respect me and the farm, which she is not. How do I go about disciplining her or getting her to respect me? I know how her mom raises them and she doesn't punish them a lot at all. I don't want to start an argument in the family, there is more tension right now then there should be. How would you as a parent go about having someone else punish her? Clearly talking to her no longer works. How would you feel if some else put your child in time out, or even spanked them if need be? I want to talk to her mom, but I know she doesn't take me or the farm seriously either. I don't have kids of my own so what do I possibly know about kids? Kicking them out is not an option. I love her very much but I've taken her not listening to me for too long.