Arghhh

[Afsana1]

I have 3 children dd7, ds3 and dd 12 weeks. The main problem is my dd who is 7 she is acting like she is a teenager! She answers back, rolls her eyes does everything a teenager does. She is constantly fighting with her brother abd always has to have the last word. For e.g if ds sees an advert on the tv for a doll and says i want that i say ok but my dd has to say no its for girls you cant have that. This ensures that ds has a tantrum. I just
don't know how to cope. My ds is a mummy's boy he is really into me and asks for hugs and
kisses most of the time. My dd always says you love them more than me etc but because she is so cheeky sometimes I do prefer my ds to her which I feel terrible about. I just don't know how to stop her from being cheeky and how to get through to her. Sorry for the long post xxx

Do you have any time where you and she do something together, jsut the two of you? If not I think this might help her to understand that, just because you have the baby taking up lots of your time and share a lot of cuddles with her brother, she doesn't need to worry that you love her any less.

Also if it is just the two of you she may not feel the need to compete with her siblings in which case you will enjoy each other's company much more.

I know this would be a tall order with a 12 week old baby but it doesn't have to be for a long time, as long as it is sacred so she has a little but of time when she knows she will come first every day if possible.