What behaviour do you expect from a 6 year old?

[SplashingSwans]

How many times do you expect to have to repeat something at this age before timeout for not listening? Or is there a better consequence that you use?

I feel like I'm constantly telling DD off, shes in time out about once an hour when we're at home, we talk after but she usually needs that time to calm down first as she often won't stop screaming or covers her ears and talks over me when initially told no or asked to do/not do something.

6 = utter stroppy 6 going on 16 hell... by about 6 1/2 starting to get increasing glimpses of the lovely little girl under it all. Much worse when anxious or tired - DD1 gets really gobby and Vicky Pollard-esque when she's trying to mask feeling insecure about something (was actually her lovely lovely teacher who really made the connection with that one).

From the parents at school - they're all a bit like that with our bunch.

Fucking unicorn obsessed. I am so sick of the pointy headed pains in the arse and the squeals they provoke that get so high pitched they're almost becoming only audible to dogs.

Still at that lovely point where you can get them to behave well by praising the shit out of anything positive though - although it might be a very irritating steamroller of attempted helpfulness at times!