My 7yo just turned into a teenager.

[cheap traveler]

I just want to put in a different perspective. Maybe the attitude is due to being tired. My DD6 gets like that sometimes, and while I do blame some of it on friends/tv shows she watches at the babysitter's/hormones, I notice that when she is stressed, she doesn't sleep well, and her mood keeps going downhill until we break the cycle. She sleepwalks when she is overtired like this too.

I was a sleepwalking child, and I know my mood was quite hard for me to control when I wasn't getting decent sleep at night. I remember this quite well, since I still sleepwalk (22 years so far).

I wouldn't rule out turning off the TV, but try some calming techniques before bed to get her sleeping better.

 

[wdw71]

My 6 yr old recently picked up similar behavior..I think it is in the water supply Best of luck!

This is so funny my 6 year old is sort of starting in on the same types of behaviors from time to time and then slips back into the 6 year old mode. I think maybe she is just tired when she does it. She says some things with "attitude" and I'm just like Trying to nip it in the bud now while I can still fight it. Lord help us all.

 

[tttessa]

Hiya,

kids sound the same the world over.... we're in the UK with a DD9 and DD7 - both have their moments. Hormones are starting to set in and they are growing up - the attitudes and challenging of authority is normal - and shows good parenting - you must be setting boundaries and expecting good attitudes for them to be challenging them to see how far they can go.

I find saying "Yes sweetums" "Of course my little darling" etc cuts things in the bud with a loud "muuuuuummmmm" from both girls, then we break out laughing half the time... The other half I'm told "You just don't understand...." - yeah, sure, I was never that age.....

Hey ho, it's practise for future years I guess... they say the hardest type of child to parent is a 14 year old girl - so just need to wait and see what fun there is to come. I love this parenting stuff - and made sure I said sorry to my mum the first time I heard the same stuff come out of DD's mouth that used to come out of mine..!!!!!!

Tessa

 

[tmarquez]

OP here. I'm glad I'm not alone! I guess I'm getting a sneak peek at the upcoming years.

Yesterday DD was apparently replaced by a pod person. She vacuumed up a mess she made without being asked, she did all her homework before I got home from work (and it was neat!), she kept asking everyone if she could help, she put her shoes away, I heard her say to her friend "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting" when she took a minute to come to the door.

We were considering keeping the pod person...but we were too slow. The pod person left and returned DD just before it was time for her to come in for the night...apparently I am mean because we have a bedtime on school nights.

Oh and as the PP said, I too have started apologizing to my mom.

 

[AlexTina]

It's so nice to find so many others that are in my situation. We should start a mother's of 7 - 10 year old's support group. My dd is 8 she'll be 9 in Sept. and I've been noticing the sudden meltdowns for awhile now but what convinced me that it is definately hormones is about 5 months ago she told me that whenever she accidentally bumps her chest it hurts really really bad that sounded nuts to me but sure enough everything I've read says they begin developing around 7 - 8. Since then I've noticed that the skin and bones girl I used to have has developed a little tummy bump and some itty bitty b00bies and she can go from laughing her butt off to tears in a matter of seconds. Hang in there because I remember the heck I gave my mom from the age of about 9 until I was about 14. It's only gonna get worse, way worse before it gets better.

Tina

 

[MandM-Mom]

Another Mom with an 8 year old dd and the same things going on here, I although don't contribute it to TV in our house because I was a Sass a fras with my mom at this and I didn't have Tween shows to watch, My mom frequently needed to remind me I was not the Boss Within the last few months my dd has started needing more than just a little under shirt, when at 8 did girls need bras, I don't remember that part of childhood!

 

[sunnyday123]

Ha. I remember 7-8...and it was like you all describe. I remember asking DD, "Do you feel happy sometimes and then really sad?" after she'd go from laughing to crying in 5 seconds flat.


Remember when you DD/DS was 2, and everyone told you about the "terrible twos" and you said to yourself, "It must have missed my child, because there is no terribleness here?" And then they turned 3, and your baby was replaced by some possessed monster that either needed an exorcisim or medication??

Yea, that's what a 12 year old girl is like. Appreciate the 7-8 year olds now. Trust me.