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6 year old with a Bad Attitude

Lyndzie - posted on 02/27/2009 ( 3 moms have responded )

My daughter is 6, she has been acting out for quite awhile now. Well she has her good momments and her bad momments, i would have to say that 75% of the time are bad momments. She doesn't like to listen, she loves saying no, she whines and cries alot and since very recently she has started waking up a ton of times during the night yelling my name and telling me she is thristy or scared or whatever excuse she can think of. My son just turned 2 today and he is picking up on some of her bad habits. The attitude on her is discusting, she doesn't treat me her mother as good as she should. What do i do?!?!!? HELP!!

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Crystal - posted on 11/19/2009

I haven't read the whole thing, but someone told me about "Love and Logic." Where you say, "I love you too much to let you act like this," and then they have a choice of appologizing or continuing their bad behavior. If they appologize, you tell them they made a good choice. If not, you repeat the phrase and send them to their room.

Holly - posted on 03/26/2009

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One of my favorite parenting tactics that I learned was giving limited choices. Instead of saying "Go clean you room." you would say "Would you like to clean your room before or after the snack?" This lets them have some of the power over what happens to them, reduces power struggles and makes them more likely to cooperate.

When I remember to use it, it works quite well. Good luck with your daughter. I know how it is. My son's 6 and certainly not a perfect angel. For him it seems that being hungry triggers a breakdown and he's always starving by the time the bus drops him off after school. I'm trying to remember to make sure a snack is ready to save all of our sanity : )

Best wishes,

Holly

Nalini - posted on 03/01/2009

Is there anything different going on in her life at school? Any friends giving her problems? I apologize in advance for asking personal questions...but if there is something different at the home front, that can sometimes contribute to changes in behavior.She sounds like a very lucky little girl to have a mom who's so attentive to all the nuances of her behavior.

Good luck!