Dear Queenie,
One time when some relatives visited us their daughter, age 10, had a tantrum and threatened to slap our daughter, age 3, because our daughter kept coming over to her and trying to play with her.
I kept my daughter away from her after that, but the other girl’s parents never did anything about the situation.
Recently I invited them to visit us again, but asked them to watch their daughter and keep her away from ours, and they got vexed.
Queenie, were we wrong?—Offended parents
Dear Parents,
No, you were not wrong. But when you have guests you should keep a close eye on your little daughter and use the opportunity to teach her how to behave – and how not to behave! – among strangers.
