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Originally Posted by Ch'i
Make incentives to parts of the scheduel, and make sure you address that part of the scheduel clearly. Example: "Its nap time!" at the same time everyday, and give her something as a reward for her response. From my experience working with kids, incentives and clarity go a long way.
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She's not saying she has a problem with the kid. She has a problem with the mom. The MOM is not making any sort of schedule for the child. The mom is making it hard for her to help take proper care of this child.
Aside from your total misunderstanding of what she said, I take issue with the ludicrous habit of rewarding every mundane task a child performs. In my opinion (and I'm not alone in this opinion, by far), this is a good part of what is wrong with public schools (in america, at least) and many parents these days- they validate the kids so fucking much that they're screwed when the relative harshness of the "real world" punches them in the stomach after high school. They feel the world owes them everything, and it should all appear for them on a platter, like their parents have been doing all their life.
/rant & threadjack