Quote Originally Posted by Kimangeline View Post
omg i am in exactly the same boat...she's been with me a month and is 12mths old. she will play with the others but once she hits tired, hungry, cranky whatever...she is inconsolable and loud. She is fine if I hold her. She is usually happy and ok till about 11, then the rest of the day is more or less a write off. my whole routine has been off since she started ( which I expect in the beginning but it has been a full month now)
You already stated your answer in your post. Tell the parents they must encourage her to be independent and not to pick her up at her first whimper.