https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:50:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344793 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:35:20 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1344793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are there any special activities (or tv shows) they could offer with her to make it more fun and less scary? 21 months is on the young side for this, but something like play doh, fingerpainting, going to a playground? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344511 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:43:22 +0000 Sammyfab 1344511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I know what you mean. And we don't skype or FaceTime regularly either so it's hard to build and maintain a relationship! Something that I know for sure helped my LO is that he loooooved my MIL's dogs. Having them there was an easy way to keep him happy and entertained. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344481 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:22:11 +0000 Freckles 1344481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: that is awesome! I just wish our visits werent so infrequent so we could help her build a proper relationship. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344475 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:20:15 +0000 Freckles 1344475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: that is what i told DH. I am hoping that she will be different when we arent there. We are planning to leave her but i just needed some reassurance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344472 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:18:59 +0000 Sammyfab 1344472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I would leave her.</p> <p>My LO is the same way around his grandparents. He interacts with them but pretty much stays by my side and always calls for me if I'm around.</p> <p>We left him overnight with my MIL and he was GREAT with her. She said he hardly cried and was in the best mood for her over the 3-4 days we were there. Just make sure to leave some comfort items for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344466 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:14:51 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1344466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. She will not hate her grandparents forever. The opposite will happen. She will adapt to them (most likely) and this can be the beginning of a great relationship with them. To me, I'd purposely do it just for the purpose of familiarizing her with such important people in her life.<br /> 2. She has to be left at some point or another so it might as well happen so you can get te worst over with. I have nannied and usually the worst is over within 20mins or less of the parents leaving to be honest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-help-please#post-1344452 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:09:49 +0000 Freckles 1344452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 21 months and only sees her grandparents a few times a year. We do facetime so she is familiar with them, but she is only okay if we are there with her. </p> <p>We are near the end of a short 5 day visit. She is at a clingy stage so she refuses to go to them unless we are with her. We have been staying with my parents but making sure to spend time with DH's parents. If i am not there, she basically cries and cries and cries. Even if i AM there, she will cry if she cant see me (for example i was driving and the grandparents sat next to her).</p> <p>We are hoping to go out on our own between her waking uo from nap and bedtime. We were going to leave her with DH's parents, even though she is worse with them (compared to my parents who will be busy).</p> <p>We are expecting a horrible time but i feel like the situation is similar to taking her to daycare for the first few times.</p> <p>What do you think?? Should we do it? Are we going to make her hate her grandparents forever?? </p>