Quote Originally Posted by Maza View Post
Gosh it's hard isn't it when children are like that to your own children.

When I'm wondering whether or not to get tougher, I remind myself that children feel safer with boundaries, so you are not doing her a disservice if you do get tougher. As long as you mix it with praise and recognition for the slightest kind/pleasant thing that she does then it's fine. Sometimes we can force ourselves into a bad mood by saying/thinking negative things, so if she reins in the unkind comments then she might not feel as grumpy as she does. x
Thank you so much! Love this. Yes I think it is definitely time to get tough. Exactly as you say, with a few boundaries and I think an explanation as to this attitude towards everyone not helping anyone, we might start to get a nicer atmosphere.