Where Oh Where has my little girl gone...................??

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Advice please.

My dd(5) is an onlu child and as time haas gone on I have come to realise that she considers herself to be on a par with dh and I in that she wishes to be consulted on all matters at all times and have her say. She is becoming increasingly bossy, particularly to me and has started pushing me around a bit!!

I have done time out/naughty step etc all the usual ,she has been sent to her room,ignored and so on but I cant break the habit - and I believe it is a habit - I have let her get away with (and probably giggled at) her little missy bossy routine too many times I suppose and now she really believes it - she is really trying to dominate the household!

Ideas please?

No advice really just wanted to answer your thread.

Perhaps she needs to be treated more like a child IYKWIM. As she's an only, does she get to spend lots of time with other children? It may be that the problemis that the majority of her fun timeis spent with adults and therefore the majority of her conversations are with adults. No idea just a thought!

I've tried saying why I don't like what dd is doing rather than telling her off per se, she's a bit younger but I'm hoping it's a more constructive approach.

thanks for your responses. Yes, she does spend a lot of time with other children I make sure of it and her behaviour is lovely at school and with friends but at home she is a mini tyrant and to be quite honest I'm sick of it!! I know she is mimicking our behaviour and so comes across more adult in her responses and I dont see how I can change that now but I'm fed up of feeling like I am almost on eggshells with her and that all we do is fall out at the minute

When dd was 5 (she's 6.9 now), I seem to recall using the phrase 'you don't speak to a grown up that way/in that tone of voice'. That seemed to remind her that, as the adult, I am 'in charge'. She doesn't do it much at all now....though we're just starting to see the eye-rolling one associates with adolescent behaviour...