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What would you do?
So having some issues with my neighbors (kids)-well really I'm not-but my husband is. They have a son next door about the same age as our son and when they play together-you know how boys are, pushing, playing, fighting etc. Well one day their son was playing outside and was hanging on our new baby tree and my husband yelled at him (really yelled) I wasn't thrilled but it wasn't brought up-he's always hitting, biting, pushing-he even pulled part of a new bush we just planted. When he would hit our son-our son would hit back but he would be the one getting in trouble and going in/time out etc...
We find though that our neighbor tries to find every little thing to give our son a hard time about.
In my opinion, they are just playing and unless they are doing something where they can break something or someone gets hurt let them play....
I think they should still play together-it's just pick your battles on things to yell or discipline.
What do you think?
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Honestly, they sound like boys to me.
I'd pick your battles. I do. My kids are forever fighting with each other, and the majority of the time I let them go. The only thing I stay tough on is when they could really harm each other & biting (I hate biting).
If you have problems with your neighbour picking on your son, have your son play at home with her son. Then you know what is going on. If they start acting rough, or being silly, you can send him home.
As for the plant, well it's a tree. No big deal there. Just tell them not to play with it, or they won't play at all. The trees on my property are always being harmed, either my me or the wind. They do grow back.
Let them play together, they are boys after all.
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Source(s): Mum of 5 AWESOME BOYS - RachelLv 71 decade ago
Lay down the rules to the neighbour if he wants to play at your house and don't punish your son for what the other boy does
- HeisenbergLv 71 decade ago
I instruct my son to stop hanging out with the neighbors kid. My son would listen because he knows what will happen if he doesnt.
I will then confront the neighbors - the parents - and instruct them to keep their child off my property. I would then keep a camcorder handy to record the neighbor child damaging my property. I would then use such video as evidence and would call the police immediately after filming any such damage.
I would press charges and pursue the harshest possible punishment.
- 1 decade ago
kids are kids and if you fight there battles for them they will never learn to make the right choices. unless its real bad they will work it out and for the disrespect of the property explain to them the hard work you have put into things and maybe they will respect you more