Hi All
We're just entering this lovely phase in our 5 yr old dd's development ;-)
Whilst this is probably standard, we're also beginning to get darker stuff along the lines of "I don't like our family" and "I'm scared you're going to bite/hurt me". If I was a stranger overhearing that / teacher being told that, I'd be pretty concerned.
When asked in the cold light of day, i.e. after the tantrum, why she was saying increasingly nasty things she said "I wanted to see what your face did", which I thought was a pretty logical, honest and understandable response. I told her that next time we'd pull funny faces if she said nasty things - unlikely to be massively helpful in reality!
Whilst it's obvious that she's testing us for a reaction, any thoughts on how to deal with it other than by ignoring her at the time? It's difficult to let some of this stuff go.
Yours
Bemused Dad