My sister is now pregnant with her second child. She had her first very young and he is actually cared for by our mother (he's almost 7 yo). My sister does play a role in his upbringing, but mostly when she gets annoyed with him for his age appropriate behaviors and wants him to "stop being a baby and do what she says, when she says,"
I'm quite concerned about how her next child will be raised as she has no intention of letting my mom intervene with the new baby.
I'd like to send her a book as a "Congrats on you pregnancy" type gift, that will give her some good parenting tools. She is not a reader, never got her GED, so an easy read would be best. She is bright, but stubborn. She is the type of person who thinks that she knows better than everyone else, so I can't send her a book titled, "Why you shouldn't spank your kids," b/c she might not even take good advice to heart under those circumstances. I need to subtly present her with information that won't seem like she's being told that she's wrong, but that shows her a better way. I feel obligated to do something for the sake of her unborn child and her 7 yo son. Sorry that this is a novel. TIA for the help.
I'm quite concerned about how her next child will be raised as she has no intention of letting my mom intervene with the new baby.
I'd like to send her a book as a "Congrats on you pregnancy" type gift, that will give her some good parenting tools. She is not a reader, never got her GED, so an easy read would be best. She is bright, but stubborn. She is the type of person who thinks that she knows better than everyone else, so I can't send her a book titled, "Why you shouldn't spank your kids," b/c she might not even take good advice to heart under those circumstances. I need to subtly present her with information that won't seem like she's being told that she's wrong, but that shows her a better way. I feel obligated to do something for the sake of her unborn child and her 7 yo son. Sorry that this is a novel. TIA for the help.
