That makes her sound awful! She's not, is generally lovely, but is having a real phase of 'can't be bothered' at the moment. 'Let's go to the playground' 'ooohhhwwww, do I have to walk? My legs will be tired...' Dinner is 'yucky' (but still eaten with a look of martyred resignation), if she slightly bumps her finger or something she will cry ( in a fake way) and go on and on about how sore it is and do I remember yesterday when she bumped her knee? There have been no changes or anything recently, she gets a little jealous of 15mo ds sometimes but no more than normal. I'm dealing with it by listening and acknowledging her feelings (Ouch, that hurt you, let me kiss it better) and being positive (look, it's a lovely sunny day, we can look at the daffodils on the way to the playground and we'll probably see some of your friends there). As well as making sure she gets plenty of attention and cuddles and one-to-one time. But the eeyore-ish-ness is wearing me down! Anyone else's 4 year old like this and have you got any strategies for helping them see the brighter side of life a bit more?!