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[quote=Anonymous]Live-in for two preschoolers, 2 and 4.  Good kids, have their moments, but overall pretty easy to handle.  Whenever MB is home they turn into horrible little brats.  I get kicked, scratched, pinched, bit, and hit ONLY when their parents are home, they don't pull stunts like that when it's just us.  Today I realized why.  Because their mother is teaching them that she has the say when she is home, and the say is that it's ok to treat me like crap.  The oldest get's mad because I take away the CD's he was scratching up on purpose, I gave him two warnings, and then I take them away.  He scratches me across the face.  I put his little behind in time-out and he whines for MB, she comes in, I explain what happened.  It's a "That wasn't nice, say sorry" and then coddle coddle hug hug.  He knows he can do whatever he damn well pleases when MB is around and it irritates me that they don't see how badly they act around her.  Why is it ok for your preschooler to scratch and bite an adult?  It's not a "that was mean" it's a "That is not appropriate behavior, you DO NOT hit or scratch and you will continue to go to time-out for this behavior, it WILL NOT be tolerated."  You know how I know this works?  Because I literally rarely have any behavioral issues with them when it's just us, maybe some sibling fighting but they DEFINITELY don't touch me.  I guess MB feels guilty she isn't with them as much as I am but seriously, she needs to follow through with punishment.

I've decided to just get out of the house or into my room whenever MB are with the children so I don't have to fight for some respect.  I gently tried to talk to MB today but she kept making excuses for his behavior.  I have been with this family for 2.5 years but was a live-out till the beginning of this year.  Suggestions?[/quote]

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