I?m looking for advice as I?m really struggling with DD who is 5 and half years old.
DD start school in August and since then her behaviour has been really bad. She got a fantastic school report and is doing really well at school, is well behaved, learning well although she is a little shy.
However, her behaviour at home is a nightmare!! She won?t listen to anything we tell her and we have to repeat ourselves about half a dozen times before she will listen to us, she is constantly talking back and arguing, and trying to get her to do her homework is a nightmare, when she does do it she constantly moves about, is easily distracted and just seems to generally muck about and seems to put no real effort into doing it. However, before starting school she loved to learn, practice writing etc. She says she is really enjoying school and gets very upset if I say I?m going to speak to her teacher about her behaviour at home.
We thought she was maybe doing too much after school activities so we stopped some but it does not seem to have made any difference to her behaviour. She seems to have no concentration even for watching TV something she liked to do before starting school. However, she seems to concentrate fine at school.
She seems to want to spend all her time with me at home to the point that when DH comes in she complains about him being home and if they do play she will only play for about 5 mines before she will appear down in the kitchen if I?m making dinner and will just sit and watch.
She can be quiet and shy in company of people she does not know but she is starting to become a real show off especially at home with us and I?m not sure if this is behaviour she is copying from kids at school as she seems to have habit of picking friends who are the opposite to her and are very outgoing, confident etc.
Please help as I?m really struggling as is DH.
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xBeingTheBestMummyICanx · 17/11/2012 19:58
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