I have a daycare Mom that engages her child's every move, she articulates everything she does.
This child is so needy it took forever for her to transition, she has melt downs if I don't come running every time she wants something. Even when she was brought to the park on her off days by her Mom the poor dear never got to play on her own. They would talk about the slide, talk about doing things in the sand...talk, talk, talk...
This poor kid was devastated when she came to the park with me she would scream if she got sand on her pants. I would take her to the slide let her get in line with her friends then I would go sit down. The screams that would come from her the second she knew I went to sit were over the top. She would always come and sit by my side and would refuse to move.
She finally started to come into her own but still has some issues, her meltdowns are brutal and I wish I could say something to the Mom but I'm in fear of insulting her. I just don't understand this style of parenting, I have a hard time breathing just thinking about it.