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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a FTM and a little hormonal.

The IL’s just came by to see the new baby and their kid was a NIGHTMARE the entire time. Jumping on the couches from cushion to cushion, sticking his hands and face in our newborns face after we repeatedly asked him not to. Terrorizing the pets and chasing them through the house. [b]My SIL asked my husband if this behavior was ok and my husband just shrugged[/b]. I let the cats out and took the baby away after about 10 minutes, sat in the bedroom nursing and their kid busts in the bedroom while I’m nursing LO. I used a stern voice and said this room is off limits and asked him to go find his mom.

My husband wants to make excuses for their kid because he’s 4.

WWYD if this was your kid?! SIL and BIL didn’t really keep an eye on him and let him run rampant throughout the house. I’m not ok with it and have asked DH to not invite them over again for a while unless they bring toys for him or play outside now that it’s warm. [/quote]

This was your opening! Say “No, we do not allow jumping on the furniture. Also, we don’t want kids touching the pets - they’re not used to children and I don’t know how they would react to being handled so roughly.”

Speak up next time!

Before I had kids I felt very uncomfortable correcting kids in my own house. I got over it fast after I a few play dates where parents just did not care what their kids did. You will soon see that there is a very big range in what parents will tolerate from children. It’s okay to say “No, that’s not allowed in our house” If the kid pushes back that they do it all the time at home, just smile and say “Every family has different rules!” [/quote]

Op here.

This is good advice. Thank you.

I just told DH we have two new rules in our house: we don’t jump on furniture and we leave the animals alone if they don’t want to play.

But I think it’s probably going to be a while before we invite them back over. [/quote]

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