My not so DD is 5. She started school in January which happens to coincide with her downturn in behaviour. She is generally knackered after school and sets on her brother from almost the minute I pick her up, he's 3. As annoying at it is, I expect a certain level of animosity between them. What is really bugging me at the moment is her shocking attitude to other adults when I am around and the mean streak which seems to be rearing it's head a lot more often. She will antagonise her brother no end, deliberately trying to wind him up which also results in really winding me up. The last couple of times we have had friends over she was so bossy and unkind to them. Not letting them play with her things, telling them what to do all the time and that it was her house so they had to do what she said. We have just been to the park with quite a few others and she scratched a friends younger son on the neck. She was playing a game at the time but still, she drew blood and that's just not right. When my friend asked her to come and see what she had done she refused. I then collared her and made her apologise, which she did but in a real tantrum way. She has started answering me back, speaking to me in a rude way and I've noticed she does it to other adults as well. As you can probably tell by my disorganised rambling, I am at the end of my tether with her. It's such a horrible feeling not liking your own daughter but at the moment I really don't. How do I change her behaviour? We have a treasure box for the end of the day if she has managed a set task, such as not say unkind things, but that's not overly working. I am thinking of keeping her away from other children for a bit, not sure it will help but I have to do something. Any advice most welcome