At the moment, everything seems to be a battle with the favourite one being about bedtime... It's great, just when I am tired and have got her to bed, she decides that is the time to start playing up! She is in and out of her room every 5 minutes with some excuse or another ensuring that every evening I am up and down like a yo-yo. It's not that she is anxious about anything (I have asked) but more that she has a general unwillingness to abide by rules. She is constantly exhausted as she is not getting enough sleep and that makes her moody during the days! I finally flipped my lid at 10o'clock tonight and shouted at her which I now feel terrible about as I don't want her going to bed upset! I have also had to follow through on my punishment if deleting all her Disney channel programmes eg: victorious and shake it up as I do wonder if this boundary pushing comes from mimicking teenage behaviour!!! I hate getting cross and punishing her but, sometimes it feels like I am left no choice!!! Sorry to rant....
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funnymummyspeaks · 20/06/2013 22:38
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