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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 246901" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>ML--</p><p> </p><p>I do think you need to have an honest, heart to heart talk with T. If she recognizes that R is also a difficult child, she cannot be too shocked that R is having trouble being a good friend to Manster.</p><p> </p><p>My daughter has been a terrible friend to kids over the years...and of course, other parents are always reluctant to say anything. Meanwhile, difficult child will not tell me that there is any problem--as far as she is concerned, she is "best buddies" with whomever she has been having the trouble. And so I would try and arrange playdates and visits and outings and try to encourage this friendship--having no idea that the other family was trying to extricate themselves from the relationship.</p><p> </p><p>If another parent came to me and said "<em>difficult child has not been nice to my child lately, and I think they need to take a break for a while</em>"...that was usually my first indication of a problem. Naturally, I would feel sad and disappointed, but I knew then to stop trying to get those kids together...and to try and encourage difficult child to find a new playmate.</p><p> </p><p>It sounds as though T has no idea that the kids are not getting along...</p><p> </p><p>I do think that you need to let her know in the gentlest way possible.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 246901, member: 6546"] ML-- I do think you need to have an honest, heart to heart talk with T. If she recognizes that R is also a difficult child, she cannot be too shocked that R is having trouble being a good friend to Manster. My daughter has been a terrible friend to kids over the years...and of course, other parents are always reluctant to say anything. Meanwhile, difficult child will not tell me that there is any problem--as far as she is concerned, she is "best buddies" with whomever she has been having the trouble. And so I would try and arrange playdates and visits and outings and try to encourage this friendship--having no idea that the other family was trying to extricate themselves from the relationship. If another parent came to me and said "[I]difficult child has not been nice to my child lately, and I think they need to take a break for a while[/I]"...that was usually my first indication of a problem. Naturally, I would feel sad and disappointed, but I knew then to stop trying to get those kids together...and to try and encourage difficult child to find a new playmate. It sounds as though T has no idea that the kids are not getting along... I do think that you need to let her know in the gentlest way possible. --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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