How do people deal with 6 year old girls behaviour? I am at a loss. I don't know if we are parenting right or wrong.
She is whingy , demanding, rude and thinks the world is out to get to her!
This has been going on for what feels like a year now. I feel like I am constantly chastising her for something. "stop whinging" "use your words" "don't stomp your feet" "stop screaming" "don't talk back" "no, do it the first time I ask"
Arghh it's sending me mad, but it is also really upsetting me! I feel like the worst parent in the world. She is such a beautiful soul, and she can be such a sweet little girl.
I guess I don't feel like I am disciplining her properly, or I haven't disciplined her enough earlier.
Just tonight, she got in trouble, and she she got so upset she stomped to her room and said "this family is so mean to me"!
Yes I have been yelling, because she doesn't listen to reason, sometimes she doesn't listen at all! What do I do?
6 year old girls and behaviour.
6 year old girls and behaviour.
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Your daughter is acting appropriately for her age :(
Noooooo! Don't tell me that! Lol
Ohh boy I hear you. My daughter is 7 and is like this. My son never acted like this lol. Boys seem so much easier!! Just keep doing your best, while trying to keep your sanity. I'm crossing my fingers it passes. For all of us.
I have a son too, and I have to agree, he was/is so much easier!
So I get to look forward to this way into the 7's as well.... Great! Lol
Make sure you give her compliments and praise for when she does do the right thing, when she uses manners, helps out etc and this will encourage her good behaviour. You could maybe do a rewards chart and give her a star for the good things she does and if she gets a certain amount each week you do something fun together where you can just be happy together. I'd say it's completely normal behaviour though but you just need to change the way you react to it.
My 6 1/2 year old daughter has been much the same. Recently I have shifted my thinking and am trying to spend more time doing the fun things with my kids, instead of focusing on having the house under control & running a business. (In order to do this, I have had to become more organized in my approach to home/work life.)
So far it has been absolutely worth it! I find that I have the time to explain things properly to her and she is less likely to get so emotional about everything, I have also found that there is that connection with my beautiful girl again.
I'm sure you are doing a good job mumma, just sometimes we forget it's the little things that our kids want. If we can give them that, they seem less likely to be as emotional about every little thing that doesn't go their way.
I think my daughter wasn't listening to me because at times I was only half listening to her at times. Try and make that connection again and let her know that you hear her, that you are interested in her thoughts and her feelings. Good luck!!
Hi Mumma, I don't have any advice for you but wanted to reassure you that you're not alone. My daughter is 7 (8 in July) and she is still like this and has been since 5! I read your post nodding my head, I can relate to everything. It is all very normal and I'm hoping it will pass. I try to yell at my daughter sometimes I have to pull myself up cause it's soooo frustrating, if she starts whinging at me I just calmly say to her I'm not listening or answering her until she speaks properly. The stomping of the feet thing drives me bonkers, if she stomps her feet at me I give her time out or chores to do until she apologises to me. When my daughter tells me I'm mean etc I tell her that her behaviour is very upsetting to me and that if she doesn't want to get in to trouble all the time she needs to behave better. Her behaviour towards her siblings can be somewhat disgusting at times and I've gotten to the point now where I tell her to spend time in her room away from everyone until she can learn to be nice. Sometimes this works other times it doesn't.