Relative constantly critisizing my parenting, and lies about how she took care of her kids?

My older female relative constantly critisizes and 'offers advice' to me and everyone else about how to parent our kids, but she forgets how bad a mother she was. She used to hit her children for every little thing, accross the head and the back, never gave them clean clothes, fed them up on junk food never cooking for them, etc etc. She was a sahm mom too, so there was no excuse. She always had a kind husband and lots of money.


If you remind her of any of this now, she gets offended and flat out denies it. But she always thinks she knows best with other people's kids. What should we do?Relative constantly critisizing my parenting, and lies about how she took care of her kids?
I would ignore her advice. You can listen to it and pretend you want to hear what she has to say but obviously you do not have to do what she says. If she wasnt good to her children then she obviously does not know what is good for kids. She has different opinions and views on raising children then most people. She can have her opinion but obviously other people dont need to listen to her and carry out her plans for them. If you are a person that likes to tell your opinion then politely tell her that you are raising them how you feel you should be and unfortunately for her they are your children. Tell her that you are well aware of how to raise children and even though you appreciate her trying, you dont need any assistance.Relative constantly critisizing my parenting, and lies about how she took care of her kids?
of course she will never own up to it. Just ignore and tell her you will raise the kids how you feel is best for them
slap her in the face
Smile and tell her that with -your- children, you've already had GREAT luck doing it the way you are doing it.





Whenever she starts in, chime in with ';Oh the kids and I have to run to the car real quick.'; and scurry off.





This isn't ';running'; from her. It's simply telling her that that ';Hey, I'm glad that's how you think it should be done, but I'd like to try this way, and every time you suggest something, I'm going to walk away nicely right in the middle of what you're saying. Get it?';





If it gets to the point where you've tried everything and she just doesn't get the hint.. Don't hint anymore.





Just flat out ignore her suggestions, and continue doing what you're doing, or just tell her ';Hey thanks for the advice but I'm going to do it, with my kids, this way.';





Hope it helps =/


Sticky situation, Good luck.
I would just smile and let everything go in one ear and out the other, and then walk away.... some people just think they know everything.....