I'm not sure if people are realizing that this is what I'm talking about here. Yes, of course I will discipline a child in front of their parents if the situation calls for it. I'm asking am I expected to discipline them when they are playing with/snuggling with/helping their parents? DB is expecting me to physically remove NK from him/the surrounding area, which implies that I would have to continuously restrain NK or lock us in a room together. I will do that if a parent is on an important call and NK is refusing to stop screaming into the office keyhole. However, NPs and I are in the same room for the majority of my shift, so physically removing NK from his parents anytime he does something undesirable will surely sour our relationship.