My Daughter is Driving me NUTS!!

Is your daughter and my daughter one in the same person. My daughter too is six years old and has the mentality of a child much older than she is. My daughter too has been well-behaved for the most part but we've started having issues since school started back. Our solution for her misbehaving is also that she is grounded. By that, it means that she has to miss playdates with friends that don't go to school with her, she has to stay inside after school as opposed to being able to go outside and play with the other kids in the neighborhood, and it also means that she is not allowed to play on the computer.

Hi jenysie, I have a daughter, soon to be 11, she has been in a GT school since 1st grade. I remember in kinder that her teacher would tell me that she was just always figity and would not stay still, that she would finish her work in class and then want to talk to the other students who had not yet finished. She, the teacher, finally figured out that what was going on was that my daughter was not being challenged enough and had her tested for the GT which she now attends and is soaring. Maybe your child should be tested? Another thing I would recommend is that you sit and talk with your daughter about her days, is she having trouble in class with certain students and has not or can not find a way to tell you? I to suffered the dreaded "find the punishment" that works for each child depending on their age. I soon realized that in my children's case, they just wanted some mommy and me time right before bed, I sat them down and we talked, and talked alot. I found out what it was each child needed, in my daughter's case, she just wanted to unwind, and her way was for me to sit and read to her or tell her a "when mommy was a young girl" storry, lol. It worked like a charm for her. We quickly added it to our nightly routine, which kids love to know what to expect and a schedule to stick to. I know it can be difficult, but giving her patience and time to adjust or finding that one thing that makes her feel settled or listened to, might just give you and her peace of mind. I sure wish you luck, enjoy her at that age while you can, they really do change and quick. God Bless and have a great day.

I am now an elderly widow but when my son was young he was grounded, or stood in a corner, or had time outs according to his age, and to'what he had done or had not done. I used the twice rule in my home ,he was told twice, there was no third time and surprisingly we seldom had to use it. he was a good child he good teenager and a fine grown man. And i did this without spanking or beating or whipping.

Although my boy is only half a year old i already imagine many times the scenes that he is naughty when he grows up. Every kid might have this period when parents really feel headache . I don't know what i should or would do when those moments come . I might be angry and beat him sometimes i think. Most of time i would be patient as well . I hate to beating kids really so i'm strongly against such behaviour.

My girls get grounded first from individual things like the computer, television, video games, and so on. When that doesn't work they will be grounded from it all, and sent to their rooms. With my six year old I don't have to go that far. Just having her sit down for five minutes or so straightens her out. She hates any form of punishment. The others are getting to the point where they might as well be looking at me saying "whatever" though. They are teenagers now, though, and can do no wrong in their eyes.