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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just had a bunch of cousins together recently. Ages were 2, 6, 9, 13 and 17. I was very impressed the two oldest girls never took out their phones once in five hours. The oldest three brought toy cars and magna-tiles, which helped break the ice, but mostly they were rolling around on the floor and doing quasi yoga poses and gymnastics, or sitting on the couch reading books. [/quote]

OP here. My daughter can play with them great for a few hours or a day visit. It’s the weeklong stay that I’m worried about![/quote]

She doesn’t need to play with them nonstop. She can also bond with other relatives who are adults, do errands with you, read, etc. [/quote]

My in-laws get upset when she doesn’t play with them nonstop and takes a break to read, watch some videos, etc. They tell her that she only sees them a few times a year and so should play with them and that she can read when she’s alone our home![/quote]
Tell them they’re out of line. It’s not your daughter’s job to entertain her cousins. [/quote]

+ 1. My kids only cousins are my sister’s kids who are 3 and 6 years younger than my oldest. My sister used to want us to always get the “cousins together” which I was for years completely on board to do but it because clear my sister just wanted free childcare and either I was stuck watching her kids or if it was busy cooking or working she (and my mother) expected my oldest DD to babysit them. They are also incredibly misbehaved and can be violent (kick, bite, hit, throw things at you) and my kids now don’t even want to see them at all. My sister and mother tried this as recent as August for a weekend visit.

Stop assuming the oldest cousin wants to babysit. [/quote]

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