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Really disliking the way she is talking to me, how can I handle it?

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McDreamy · 07/01/2011 08:23

DD is almost 8 and is generally a good girl but she has some attitude at the moment and it's really getting me down. She has an answer for everything and can be quite scathing when she talks to me. I know it's a phase and she will, hopefully grow out of it but I'm not sure how to handle it now. Any advice?

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LoveMyGirls · 07/01/2011 08:34

My dd has been like this since age 7, I blame hormones BUT I won't take it as an excuse and will say to her "please don't speak to me like that, ask or tell me again and say it nicely" it's been an ongoing battle thought tbh and has worn me down on many occasions. I know when I have evil pmt I can be snappy so it's probably not her fault sometimes. On top of this I think this is how they talk to each other at school now because over the xmas hols she was speaking to me as if I were worthy of her respect, first day back at school and she came out speaking to me like dirt, we had a bad hour or so and then she realised talking to me decently was the only way to not get everything she holds dear to her taken away (tv, phone etc)

I know it's really fustrating, I think the only thing to do is keep trying to nip it in the bud and never accept it and also make sure you are speaking to her as you would like to be spoken to.

My dd is 11 so this has been going on for 4yrs so far Sad

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