He's not a dog BG. This is a child we're talking about.
yes, he is a kid
a kid that they know punches and pushes other kids around - he has a nasty streak that they are aware of, and yet they chose not to supervise him

hell, at the end of the day, his mother was saying DD must have been a great influence because it's the first time L and P hadn't had issues. so she KNOWS it happens - but she chooses not to supervise. a kid that has a nasty streak or tends to be a bully should be supervised with kids they know he will target (yes, DD was first time, but he targets his cousin every time they are together) all the time IMO. it shouldn't be up to me or my friend to supervise him to make sure our children don't get hurt. it shouldn't be up to us to have to work out how to pussy foot around discipline issue with someone elses child to stop ours getting hurt. i shouldn't feel a need to come on BB and ask for advice on how to teach my TWO YEAR OLD how to stand up to a bully.

she understands that dogs are lovely but she has to be careful around them - and she's not left unsupervised with any dogs. i shouldn't have to teach her that kids can be dangerous too. i shouldn't have to be teaching her to avoid children. if she acts out and takes toys off a child or hits out at another child, she is removed from the situation and told why it's wrong to behave like that - i damn well shouldn't have to take her out of a situation, make her feel like SHE is being punished, when a kid that they KNOW is a right little brat that hurts the other kids is left unsupervised!

to be honest, i'd rather leave her in the back yard with my friends dog than her nephew. you might find that offensive, but i believe she is safer and less likely to get hurt like that.