7 years old - nightmare age!!! Help!

[FeedingNerd]

I've tried to avoid venting on here as I was just hoping it would get better but OH MY GOD, I need advice! We've got a 7-year-old girl at home and the constant backtalk, rolling of eyes, lying and attitude is REALLY getting to me, just constantly pushing the limits. She's got great moments but the acting like this little teenager makes me feel like I'm losing my mind and missing my sweet girl. Makes it difficult to enjoy time with my 1-year-old gentle toddler as well, I feel bad for the constant chaos he's around.

Anyone in/been in a similar situation?!

I found 7 to be a pretty awful age for my DD. Stubbornness and attitude were the main issues. From 8 on she’s been much better but we’re heading into the teen years now so fingers crossed she remains so.
Three was pretty fucking awful too, far worse than terrible twos IMO.

Oh God, okay I'll mentally prepare then 😂 I have to agree on age 3 - almost bloody gave up, DD was absolutely insane first 4 years, wayyyy crazier than my son.

Have 3 girls here. Age 7 is the WORST. Once they hit 8, they settle down a little bit. My MIL always told me ‘you’ll miss this’ I can categorically say I do not miss it, and I am so glad we’ll never go through that age again.

By the time I got to my third I kinda just allowed the emotions to roll and stayed calm, and insisted on her checking in with her own emotions to see if they were valid and whether there was any need to be ‘aggy’ She absolutely hated me saying it.

Oh, how happy I am to see this post! My tribe....

My 7 year old is AWFUL and I have been backward and forwards with reasons why. She said to me the other day 'I just had to get my anger out'. What, what exactly do you have to be angry about?! I cater to just about your every whim. I actually thought I was being too soft.

I'm going to start check-ins.

#solidarity

My 7 year old girl is VERY hard work at the moment, cries all the time whenever something is not perfect/too hard/slight bother. The whining and crying is driving me and my husband crazy. 9 year old and 3 year old a dream in comparison. Hang in there!

Oh great my DD is obviously ahead for her age because since turning 6 has been a nightmare at times. Tantrums, cheekiness, extreme drama and rage over nothing! And then the next second she’ll be my sweet little girl again. Now you’re saying we have at least another 18 months of this?! 😱

Yes, it's the constant whining over everything that's a slight bother!! Our girl will copy everything we say with a demeaning face and eye-rolling as soon as she's in a mood. It's tiring, honestly.

Good to know we're all in the same boat though, mums! We can do this 😅