My daughter Bridget age 9 and I moved in next door in April 2010 to another single Mom and her daughter Samantha age 8. Both kids seemed to get along playing nicely at each others houses but when the time exceeds over an hour they start verbally fighting , pinching, pushing and shoving. One or both of them end up leaving in tears. The last time Samantha was over to our house she broke one of my childs toys, did not apoligize and called my daughter the "B" word. I know I should have told my neighbor what her daughter said. But we have to live right next to these people and I just want to avoid them. I have told my daughter Samantha is NOT allowed in our house again. Now my daughter has been invited to a sleep over in honor of Samantha's b-day tonight. A week ago my daughter said she did NOT want to go. This morning she decided she wanted to be the bigger person and still attend the party. I know I can't choose my childs friends and there are always going to be good and bad influences. How do I make it clear to her this child is bad news and its only going to get worse?
I would first talk to your neighbor and find out if the girls fight at her house. I then would get the mother and Samantha along with Bridget together and both mothers should lay the grounf rules. No fighting, hitting,etc. anf if it continues they will not be aloud to play with each other. As for asBridget calling yo dauhter the B word, I would tell her mother. If that was my daughter I would want to know. It would be the last time she used that kind of language, she would be eating a bar of soap and getting her bottom paddled.
