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[quote=Anonymous]Don't send him.

I agree that "their house, their rules" with many things, e.g., bedtime, meals, etc., but not discipline.

My in-laws have offered to watch our kids for "camp" this summer, as they do for my nieces and nephews, but I don't like "their" rules, so we poliitely declined.  This will be the 4th year in a row that we have declined.  It is OK to say no.

Spanking would be an absolute non-starter for us.  No way would I ever put my kid in a situation where s/he might be spanked.  My kids are great, well-behaved kids, but they are kids, and particularly out of their own environment, I could see them doing something that a grandparent might deem to be "swat" worthy as they likely aren't used to being around children for extended periods of time.

In our situation, I refuse to send our children for far less severe issues:  food.  my in-laws are of the "there are starving children in this world" mentality and "eat everything on your plate."  They focus so much on food.  Both of my kids are rather thin and my in-laws seem to force feed them.  My kids have severe food allergies and it has taken us a long time to get them to eat what they currently eat, and, in our house, we deemphasize food and mealtimes.  Point being, I've kept my kids away for far less serious issues than hiting.[/quote]

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