Child's behavior

Jaci - posted on 05/13/2011

Depending on how she acts, this worked for my mother when my brother was that age and acted like he wouldnt listen. This is if she wants to argue with you about what to eat, how to act, what she can play with/do etc.
She would give him 2 choices, and both of them benefited my parents, and not my brother.
If he wanted to drink a soda, and she didnt want him to, she would tell him "You can have milk or you can have juice. Or you get nothing at all."
In the end he would pick either milk or juice and she would get what she wanted.

Jhoan - posted on 05/13/2011

My daughter is 8 yrs. old and she talks before she thinks which borderline to her being rude. The problem is that her friends and cousin thinks she's mean and her school placed her in disciplinary probation. I need help I don't want her to be hated. Honestly, she doesn't understand why her friends and cousins don't like her. I feel so bad for her.

Adina - posted on 08/23/2010

My daughter is only 6 1/2 and has been acting like a teenage girl. Talking about and not following the rules. Any advice?

Mahogany - posted on 04/14/2010

I just act like i don't hear what she said and then she will do it again and i tell her its not cute!

Amanda - posted on 04/13/2010

my 3 year old daughter has an attitude but when i listen to her carefully she is mimicking myself an other adults around her for example she'll say to me 'your doing my head in' or 'you've been messing me around all day', or 'you made the mess, you clean it' if i ask for help... a daughter likes to copy and mimick other adults and their behaviour.... my daughter don't understand when i tell her she can't talk to people like that as thats how we speak to her... the way we speak to other parents or partners etc etc this is where they listen and get these comments from.. i say to my husband 'hang on a moment, i'm busy' and then when i ask my daughter something she will say exactly the same lol (even in the same tone of voice) then i'll say 'no answer me now or come here now... this must confuse her as if it was reversed and she said to me 'no now' i'd tell her to stop being cheeky and wait...

it's just a part of growing up and children dont understand there's 1 rule for adults and another for them they treat everyone at the same level.....

just remember what age you were when you realised that your parents where right and you where wrong lol i was in my 20's lol

Mahogany - posted on 03/24/2010

No i'm having the same problem.

Theresa - posted on 03/24/2010

My 6yr old is completely the opposite, she wants to play with all her baby brothers toys and acts like he does

Kelly - posted on 08/17/2009

I thought it was just my 5 yr old that had the attitude of a teenager -- and everyone tells me it is going to get worse.... sometimes she is fantastic and then other times the attitude comes out and I can't believe the difference. any suggestions are welcomed.

Cherice - posted on 03/11/2009

i know exactly how u feel. and i am in the same boat.. my 5 year old wont listen has alot of grown up attitude and i dont know how to control it anymore... i thought i was raising her and her sisiter very well.. but i must have gone wrong somewhere and now gotta get back on her ass. lol.. if anyone has suggestions help us out.. lol PLEASE!

Stacey - posted on 02/18/2009

She wants to talk back not listen or mind. We have tried time outs and taking things from her. I know that it is a stage of her growth, but with her and a 2 yr old and a newborn I'm at my wits end.

Kt - posted on 02/18/2009

Can you be a little more specific?