DS was playing today and as he was playing he said..."Don't do that" and smacked his hand. Then he pretended to cry and said "I want mama" and responded back to himself "hush."
He replayed this scenario a few times and DH and I were in the LR and witnessed it. DH asked who hit him on his hand and DS responded that Mima (MIL) did.
DS was with MIL yesterday and the day before and SIL was at the house at some point as well on both days. The only other place he has been in the past few days was daycare this morning.
DH wants to question DS again later tonight to see if his answer remains the same but either way, he is going to ask MIL about it.
DS is 2 years old,nine months. Can we rely on his answer? Is it likely that someone besides MIL could have hit DS and he mentioned her name because he was recently at her house? DH feels it is more likely that SIL did it because of the way she is with her children.
We are both pretty certain that it didn't occur at daycare because they have videocameras in the rooms and outside. Also, my mother works at the nursery and pops in to check on DS.
I am just not sure how to handle this one. I'm not sure if questioning him too much is a bad thing but I also want to know if someone has been hitting him. Also, DS adores Mima and often asks to go to her home. I'm not ok with hitting and am extremely uncomfortable with him going there alone if this is taking place.
He replayed this scenario a few times and DH and I were in the LR and witnessed it. DH asked who hit him on his hand and DS responded that Mima (MIL) did.
DS was with MIL yesterday and the day before and SIL was at the house at some point as well on both days. The only other place he has been in the past few days was daycare this morning.
DH wants to question DS again later tonight to see if his answer remains the same but either way, he is going to ask MIL about it.
DS is 2 years old,nine months. Can we rely on his answer? Is it likely that someone besides MIL could have hit DS and he mentioned her name because he was recently at her house? DH feels it is more likely that SIL did it because of the way she is with her children.
We are both pretty certain that it didn't occur at daycare because they have videocameras in the rooms and outside. Also, my mother works at the nursery and pops in to check on DS.
I am just not sure how to handle this one. I'm not sure if questioning him too much is a bad thing but I also want to know if someone has been hitting him. Also, DS adores Mima and often asks to go to her home. I'm not ok with hitting and am extremely uncomfortable with him going there alone if this is taking place.
It never happened. She then went on to say that her grandmother and another auntie had also spanked her. They hadn't either. We assumed that she learned about spanking from another child at daycare but it is a mystery as to why she pulled our names out when questioned. This wasn't a child that was known for telling tall tales either. Her grandmother (my mother) never even spanked her own kids. Its a different situation for you because all of the adults that my niece "fingered" practiced GD. and your SIL doesn't, but sometimes kids just say things. I hope that the situation does turn out to be innocent in your case and I would hate to be in your situation. It sounds as if you are being very level headed about it. Hugs.
