Dear Queenie,
My son’s wife doesn’t take proper care of their new baby. She will leave the baby on a table while she goes to get a clean diaper, she doesn’t feed the baby according to schedule and she doesn’t dress the baby in warm clothes when it is cold weather or cooler clothes when it is hot weather. My son helps out when he is at home, but he has a full-time job.
Queenie, is there anything I can do without insulting my daughter-in-law?—Worried grandmother
Dear Grandmother,
Have you told your son about the things that worry you? If not, you should do so right away.
Perhaps your daughter-in-law would benefit from some classes in parenting. Also, perhaps it could be arranged for the baby to be in day-care when your son is not available to supervise (I am assuming he is a capable father!).
