Do you go to extreme measures?

Parenting can be rewarding when things are going smoothly but when our children acquire an attitude, it can be challenging. No matter the circumstances, we are their role models so we need to stay in that parental role - not stooping to their level or getting into power struggles. She was disappointed in her birthday present from you and over reacted.

A better way of responding to her note would have been to walk away to calm yourself down. When you are calm, have a conversation with her and express how that note made you feel, using "I" statements. I felt angry, frustrated, disappointed , etc. If she responds with "an attitude" again, you could take away things that are important to her ( new presents, electronics, tv) and explain she will continue to lose these privileges until she apologizes and can be respectful of you and her mom.

Anytime she reverts to the "prissy attitude" let her know that she is going to lose her privs again if she persists and show her the way you want her to act when she doesn t get her way. You may want to speak with a counselor at a hotline about this. We have counselors available 24/7 to help with any kind of parenting concern.

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