Question
Dear John and group,
My husband and I are raising our two children on a country horse farm The Rosemond Way. They are happy, healthy, adventurous, hard working children with only occasional behavior problems or quirks (thank you for answering my question about lost boots and dawdling). My sister is going to send her son, a boy my son's age, to stay with us for two weeks this summer. My nephew is being raised in a way antithetical to The Rosemond Way: video games, picky eating, whining, never hearing or accepting Vitamin No, co-sleeping for years and only severely structured-micro managed-trophy-for-all sports/activities. I really do not know how to parent/discipline him when he's here. Two weeks is a long time, and I am especially not looking forward to the picky eating (I mean, he really eats only cereal, pizza and chicken nuggets) and whining. Last time my sister sent him to visit us, two years ago, she said she "spoke to him" about eating what we cook and following house rules. He did neither and I was annoyed and frustrated for most of his visit. Could you help me navigate this two weeks, please?
Thank you.
