https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 20:50:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2522141 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:00:46 +0000 mrsjyw 2522141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as PPs, I have no problem parenting my friends' kids when they're not around; and expect the same of my friends with my kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2522135 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:54:11 +0000 jetsa 2522135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agreed, I parent the kid unless the parent is sitting there. We are all used to each other switching off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2522125 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:42:52 +0000 meredithNYC 2522125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably (nicely) intervene with the kids first before I spoke to the mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2522122 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:40:56 +0000 Foodnerd81 2522122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid is younger, as are her friends (2.5 yo). So it's par for the course that they act like little brats occasionally. I will bring it up with my friend but in a way like, of C and A were at it again today (eye roll). So far it's mostly equal interns of being mean or whatever so I don't worry. It's different if one is just being mean to the other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2522075 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 06:06:43 +0000 looch 2522075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3-7 is a wide age range, I wouldn't expect a group of 7 year olds to play with a 3 year old. I have noticed that a single older child will play with a younger child, but if there are other kids of that child's age, they will exclude the younger kids. Is that what is happening? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2521703 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:56:17 +0000 Madison43 2521703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the moment, I would speak to the kids directly. If it was a habitual thing and not a one off, I would bring it up to my friend along the lines of "it looks like A and B are having a hard time getting alone..." as a way to open the conversation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2521696 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:44:28 +0000 Truth Bombs 2521696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would, in nicer language, tell my friend's kid to stop being an ass. My friends and I are all close enough that we do not hesitate to parents each other's children, and we expect it from each other. I wouldn't say anything to my friend unless something really extreme happened that I felt like my friend needed to know (like a violent episode, or something where my friend's kid was acting way out of character and might be sick, etc), otherwise, telling my friend would just serve to make her feel bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tell-your-friends-when-their-kids-are-being-mean-to-your-kid#post-2521694 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:40:41 +0000 mediagirl 2521694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you handle the situation where your kids are playing with your friend's kids and your friends kids are either being mean to or totally excluding your child from play? Your friend was not around to see it happen, thus doesn't know. Ages: 3-7.</p> <p>Do you let it go until it happens with her around? Do you talk to her about it? How do you handle that conversation? </p>