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4 & her attitude's awful. Is this normal?

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jorjasmom · 01/12/2009 23:10

My daughter's 4 & I adore her but Im at the point at the moment where I really dislike being with her because of her attitude & the way she talks to me. She's also quite violent when she loses her temper, which is quite a lot.
I blame myself. I'm a single mom, mature student, trying to balance everything out & I suppose I've been over compensating for this & turned her into a spoilt brat (I hate thinking of her in this way).
Her grandparents seldom see the different side to her & nursery staff never, I feel like she plays me off against the nursery staff & I end up looking like incompetant mom constantly.
If she doesn't want to do something nothing changes her mind, I find myself constantly arguing with her. Is it too late? Have I ruined her & this is how she'll always be with me being the underdog? Hate feeling like this

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Dysgu · 01/12/2009 23:34

Didn't want your post to go unanswered - I don't have any direct experience but my niece was just like this at about the same age.

She is 6 now - adn although she still knows exactly how to wind up her mum, she is much easier to handle.

Hopefully someone will be along soon with more useful advise.

Good luck

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