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[quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing. You were in charge of her that day because her mom wasn't there. So it's your job to manage the situation there/supervise her. If her behavior was out of line, you work with her right then and there to address it.

My sister and I parent differently, but if my child acts out of line when I'm not there, my sister 100% is allowed to address the situation.

It doesn't sound like your niece's behavior was great that day, I'll give you that. But she's SEVEN. She's going to make mistakes. And she needs to have adults that give her a safe space to make mistakes. By safe I don't mean free reign to act like a brat, I mean adults that will help her to see WHY that's not great behavior and address it in that moment without judgement or feeling some sort of personal offense. Isolating a 7 year old for a mistake is such an over reaction. Sure, maybe you don't want to be in charge of her again by yourself, fine. But it's pretty hateful to isolate her from the family. [/quote]

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