Sooo...my dd is 5 and an only child, only grandchild. BUT my families reaction to her behaviour is concerning me, I don't know if she is naughty, or they have unfair expectations. She is very very intelligent, and very talkative. I can't drive so if we are in a car it's being driven by one of them and they expect complete silence.. No I spy games etc. No talking above a whisper (which my gobby child is incapable of) I usually give her iPod with story tapes on and earphones just to keep her sufficiently quiet for them. Tonight we went out for dinner and she was very excited...her daily life is just her and I usually out of school time, so for her having 3 extra adults around was special..and she was noisy and not sitting down. Am I a terrible mum I didn't/ couldn't get her to calm down? / how would you recommend I do? She's a brilliant child just seems to act up when my family are around! I'm so worried when my brother and his gf (the favoured people) have kids, my parents will have even less interest in my naughty child (as they call her). She is a wonderful, kind and articulate girl, just sometimes more loud and less responsive to instructions than I'd like!
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