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[quote=Anonymous]This is distressing to read but it sounds like your hands are really tied, especially because this is your brother and SIL which is a trickier relationship than BIL and sister. Please do not take this the wrong way, but you write in a way that suggests that English might not be your native language and it makes me wonder if there are also cultural barriers involved. In my extended family which includes people who are not native to the US and from a non-western culture, things like developmental delays are considered taboo subjects and would not be discussed within a nuclear family, let alone with in-laws.

I would mention the early intervention/speech thing one more time and then drop it.

The diaper stuff and sleeping in is not ok for an 18 month old and many babies and toddlers cry when their diapers are changed. The fact that they won’t leave the house for fear the child will cry suggests that there is a lot more going on here, either with the child or with their parenting. I can’t tell from what you’ve shared if they’re overwhelmed by normal behavior or if the speech delay and diaper/crying is actually understating a far bigger global developmental issue that everyone is underplaying. As the SIL and aunt, you can’t do much except for be a supportive aunt to this child. Her parents sound really out of their depth and this kid will need you- don’t alienate yourself from them.

Trick or treating: you can let this go. My child has lots of friends with siblings this age and a lot of them tag along in wagons or are carried.[/quote]

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