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Nearly 6 hear old girl squabbly/defiant/answers back and a bit unkind :(

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pamelat · 17/12/2013 18:31

She's never been an easy child but these last few months she's been worse

She's doing well at school

She's able and bright.

She is tired as she won't sleep at night, despite consistent 7pm bedtimes she will fall to rep about 930! We have to wake her at 730 for school

She looks exhausted and her behaviour is appalling with us and her closer friends

Tonight she's had a friend over, she was unkind, grabbing, writhing around at tea time, messing about, rude to us and so it went.

She was sent to her room when he left as punishment and she went CRAZY, shouted stupid daddy at dad, the anger was very reall, stroppy and just unpleasant :(
But sadly over an exaggeration of how she is most days.
She's still awake and we read her stories, to calm her down. She continued to squabble, why was her younger brother allowed to " stay up" etc (it was 6pm !) we had explained that she'd gone to bed early due to her behaviour and because she's exhausted but doessnt get in and then covered her ears when I tried to explain again!!
Arggghh she's driving me insane

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pamelat · 17/12/2013 18:32

And wets the bed every night, so we out her in pull ups but realised she wees in them in bed before she falls to sleep!! The toilet is right next to her!!!

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ChristmasJumperWearer · 17/12/2013 18:38

All children are exhausted this week from school.

My 5yo is doing a lot of what you describe, but my plan is to try to let it go until she's had a rest after Christmas (whilst making it clear the behaviour is unacceptable).

pamelat · 17/12/2013 18:52

Thank you

I guess I'm just despairing

She's been like this since September really but worse this last couple of weeks! Maybe it's just tiredness but her friends don't seem so bad ?

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Izpie · 17/12/2013 19:04

Have just been despairing over my 6.5yr old dd's behaviour. Fine at school and with friends but rude, answers back, not listening, stomping, shouting etc with us. Also exhausted but from very early mornings, 5.30 most days. Realise this a totally unhelpful post, just empathising and needing to moan too!

hairymonkey · 17/12/2013 19:10

My 6 year old is the same, has violent tantrums directed at me and is waking up way to early. About 5 and looks completely knackered.

I've banned tv until the sleeping improves and he stops waking his brother up, who is now exhausted too and behaving like the anti Christ too.

I suppose when school ends I'm going to just try and stay outside in the park in any weather, physical exhaustion seems to help!

IamGluezilla · 18/12/2013 09:45

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