Re: Driving in the car with Grandma

On Jul 21, 2:45 pm, "Sue" <sburke9...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "cjra" <cjroh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > I don't know...I think I would have dealt better with someone driving
> > my infant than my now 2-yr old who can unbuckle her car seat but does
> > not quite understand the consequences. I *think* I've managed to
> > convince her never to do it again, but like not subjecting another
> > driver to a screaming child (she was not one to fall asleep in the
> > car), I don't want to subject another driver to that possibility
> > either.....
>
> > When DD is 5, I'll feel a lot easier about it. Fortunately, she now
> > waits til we stop to unbuckle her seat belt, but I'm always holding my
> > breath....
>
> Kids have a way of acting much better for other people than they do for
mom.
> (mom tested with three kids to prove it) :o) She knows what buttons to
push
> for you and when she gets away with it. If it is someone else, chances
are
> she won't do the same thing as she does with you.


As  I said, that's not a risk I'm willing to take.

I know there are plenty of things a non-parent can get her to do that
I can't (or rather, she'll test us more). This isn't one I'm willing
to chance. The stakes are too high.

Fortunately, after a week of both parents being very stern and
insistent, she seems to have stopped it - or at least waited until the
second the car is in park. It hasn't been long enough for me to rest
easy on that one though.

And no. She doesn't get away with it.