emotional impulsive daughter

Michelle - posted on 12/30/2009

snap my 7 year year old is exactly the same I thought it was because shes around teenagers. She tells everyone that she hates them when shes in a bad mood but I just say we dont hate you we love you and leave her to sulk in her room and a little while later she says sorry and thats it then til the next time. If you ask me kids grow up too quickly these days

Tina - posted on 09/11/2009

hi god i'm glad i'm not the only one, my daughter is nearly 7 but going on 17 the attitude and mouth and back chat is unbelieveable sometimes.why do we argue with them, we are the adults. girls are much harder work than boys, everything has to have a reason with my daughter, and if she doesnt agree with something, she is not afraid to tell you, really she is a head strong, clever and witty litttle thing, and i love her with all my heart, but she can be soooooooo u know. i am just glad it is not only me that has these problems with their little angels.

Melanie - posted on 07/07/2009

My daughter is seven and a half and just last night at bed time was told she was NOT TIRED! She gave me a bit of mouth after she climbed into bed adn I told her if she continued there would be no story. She reluctantly stopped with the attitude while I read the story but after that I got I AM NOT TIRED! We just left her and for about half an hour after you heard her muttering about whatever grievance she could think of until she fell asleep.



I encourage her to let those feelings out in her bedroom - I don't have to listen to it. I remember feeling my parents wouldn't listen/didn't understand me. So I let her have them because I also know she loves me as much as i love her.



Oh the horrible I hate you to their face - I told my daughter she has the right to feel that way if she wished but that I would always be her mother and that I love her no matter, took the wind right out of her sails. She hasn't used it since.

Hannah - posted on 06/10/2009

I think this is completely normal for this age. My 6 1/2 year old daughter is the same. when she tells me she hates me i tell her i still love her anyway. writing down feelings is good, do you have a special time just one on one where she can talk to you, mine lets everything out in the car. all worries, fears, incidents at school pour out when driving to and from school. does she have too much responsibility, too little responsibility? Instructions one at a time seem to help as they get sidetracked easily. it is a challenge but i know when this challenge is over there will be a new one to replace it.

Rebecca - posted on 03/09/2009

SNAP! My daughter is the same...best thing to do is IGNORE it, how ever, that is not always as easy as it sounds. Breath in deeply, count to about 10, then walk away!!!! Give her a book to write down her feelings in - this has helped quite a lot with my sweetie, BUT, when you read it (which you will) bear in mind that just because she WROTE down she HATES you - she doesn't REALLY, lol!!! Best of luck x