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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't put up with this.  It's one thing for a grandparent to allow more sweets in their own home, but undermining me right in front of my child?  No.

I'd gently take the cookie back from the child and hand it back to the grandparent and say, "Larla may not have more sweets today."  I totally agree with making it uncomfortable for them in the moment.  Then, afterward, simply say, "Please do not undermine me in front of my own child.  I have asked you to respect our wishes in terms of sweets and I know that you do your own thing in your home and I choose to turn a blind eye as much as possible.  But I will draw the line in terms of undermining me in front of my own child.  Regardless of your feelings about sweets, I hope you agree that undermining a parent is never good for a child."[/quote]

I would edit this speech.  Skip the part about "turning a blind eye" to what they do in their home and the lecture about values.  Just take the cookie back, and say, "Please don't undermine me in front of my child."  [/quote]

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