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What do/did you do about showing off?

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Greenybean · 10/07/2011 14:21

Our only child - a 3 yr old - has her five cousins visiting from the States for the first time. She's in orbit. She's a pretty well behaved bod but has suddenly developed some quite impressive showing off habits! I realise that my un-thought-through response is to slightly show her up in front of her cousins. I'd rather not take this approach and would very much value some advice.

Thanks very much.

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PeopleCallMeTricky · 10/07/2011 14:30

Why don't you just leave her to it? She's only 3. Don't knock her confidence,

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ragged · 11/07/2011 10:28

Agree, it's normal, as long as she doesn't do it in a way to make others feel bad or risky to property/health, it's okay to tolerate.

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Greenybean · 17/07/2011 08:45

Thanks very much folks. There's nothing like a few people who are ahead of the game to stop the worrying. I left her to it and partly cos her cousins are really nice kids and partly cos she's quite sensible, the problem has evaporated. How nice.

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