7yr DD rude to me am at wits end.

[Cocomo]

My gorgeous little DD is lovely but recently has been rude to me on several occasions. DH says I over-react and need to diffuse her but I feel it is so wrong that it leads to confrontation and I simply cannot get her to understand. Any tips on diffusing confrontation and generally not feeling like a s**t mum?

How do you react when she is rude to you?

And what does your dh mean when he says 'defuse' her? What does he think you should do?

There is nothing wrong (imo) with saying sternly 'do not speak to me that way, it is rude'.