..would you do different?
I ask because I have a very stroppy 8 yr old dd and am worried that given the extent of her stroppiness and disrespect now, she will turn into a teen that will tell me to 'f* off'.
I give her 1-1 time; treats; listen to her, and so on but I'm also really intolerant of her stomping off when she can't have something, rudeness and shouting. But nothing seems to change and I can juts see her getting worse when hormones set in.
So if you could turn back the clock, would you do anything different to mediate their behaviour when they reach teenage years? Would you be firmer, more relaxed? Are there things you've regretted having done because it had behavioural/relationship consequences when they hit their teens? Mostly, I just want a close loving relationship with her and her behaviour is driving us apart so I'm so sad at the thought of it all getting worse when she hits puberty.