My Daughter is 3 and I've noticed recently that she's really patronising with other children, but also with me and her Dad.
When she has her friends over the house, if they do something wrong she will says (in a really adult like, patronising tone) "no, no, that's not how you do it now is it. Let me show you how you should do it properly, Silly. You didn't know how to do that did you. Never mind, you will learn".
Anyway, that's just one example, but she is like it every time she meets up with her friends. I don't know how to handle it but I can see her friends getting annoyed, and I'm always gobsmacked at how patronising she is. She must have learnt this behaviour from somewhere, but I'm genuinely not patronising at all. Her Dad isn't either. She goes to nursery and school so I'm not sure if she's copying a teacher or a pupil etc, but she has always spoken like an adult and as if she is always teaching other people things.
Anyway, I'm just worried that other kids might start to dislike her if she is always patronising them and acting as if everyone is stupid. She has so much confidence and I don't want to crush it by having to tell her not to speak to people like that. Any ideas on how to help her??
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Patronising 3 year old
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WeEE · 12/09/2020 10:31
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