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@jared1991 It’s shitty to punish a kid by slamming into him because you’re mad at his behaviour, but also shitty if your girlfriend and his parents aren’t responding to the kids behaviour by trying to teach him a more appropriate way to act. It’s totally normal behaviour for a 6 year old, but if...

@davida1949 NZ here, it would be a non-issue unless the kid actually felt something creepy had occurred. Like if the parent got naked in the tub with them that would be too far, but not just a bath with other kids.

@elleho123 I agree with others, but other things to keep in mind might be how much rough & tumble and outdoors play is normal in that family. If she’s an only child or indoors more when she’s with you then she’d naturally be getting far less bruises & scratches when she’s with you. Regarding...

@brendawwentz You could look to NZ as a case study, we’ve had universal 20 hours free childcarefor 3-5 year olds since 2007, and an additional childcare subsidy for low income households. I believe UNICEF told them they should extend it to cover kids from birth at one point from an equity...

@juanna It sounds like she has shit self esteem and is crying out for boundaries. Oh she’ll make a right song and dance when they’re laid down and enforced, but kids (and adult kids living in your home and acting like kids) need and subconsciously even want them. You’ve done a great job pushing...