Thread: Friends Kid :s

She's probably not listening to her mom because she's figured out her mom is full of threats and very little action. Most kids actions and behavior are based on parenting or in this case, lack thereof.

You can either talk to your friend about discipline, however, if you don't have kids, she may tell you exactly where to stick it.
You can stop hanging out with said friend and tell her you just don't have the patience for children.
You can try, like CW said, befriend the little one.

It's not easy being a parent and most often, people who don't have kids often don't understand. However, my kids are also very well behaved because they know I will make good on any "threats" given to them, lol. However, some people just do not have the patience for kids or other people's kids. My hubby's best friend is one of them, no matter how well my kids are behaved, he finds something to nitpick at. My kids even idolized him for some reason, eventually, they just got tired of him and for the most part don't care what he thinks or says anymore. Doesn't bother me none. I'm not going to force my kids to respect somebody who doesn't respect them.