I have no problem disciplining other people’s kids – I won’t have someone else’s child trash my house, says Zoe Hardman
I have no problem disciplining other people’s kids – I won’t have someone else’s child trash my house, says Zoe Hardman
Share:
IT'S a tricky situation to be in as a parent - do you discipline other people's children when they're not around?. Some parents might swear they'd never do it and would rage if anyone tried to tell their little angels off, but Zoe Hardman isn't one of them.
![[The friends discuss parenting problems on their hit podcast]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mum-hacks-recipes-broadcaster-zoe-937242289.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
The Heart FM DJ Zoe Hardman discussed the controversial topic along with friend and PR pro Georgia Dayton on their podcast, Made by Mammas, where they chat all things motherhood and solve dilemmas from other parents. In a recent episode one mum wrote in to ask how she should handle her friends not discipling their kids, and Zoe got right to business as she admitted she "loved" the question.
![[two women standing next to each other in front of vases of flowers]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mum-hacks-recipes-broadcaster-zoe-937242278.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Zoe admitted that whenever she drops her own kids off for playdates she'll let the other parent know they can discipline them, since she won't be there. The mum admitted she's "really hot" on stuff like saying please and thank you, as well as other basic manners, so has no problem with her kids being pulled up on it.
And it goes the other way too, the mum added. She explained: "At the same time I'll always say 'if anything goes wrong here I'm going to come down on [your kids] and I'll report back.'. "I'm a bit of a stickler for that because I won't have someone else kid coming into my house and trashing it.".
In fact, Zoe admitted she once had a kid come of to her house who ended up breaking one of her kids' Christmas presents "on purpose". According to the mum, they "smashed it, snapped it, and thew it and stamped on it.". "I just couldn't believe it," Zoe said, before admitting she went "straight to the mum and had that conversation with them.".
