Oh well, the crisis has blown over. D buckled down and did her homework sweetly after all
Though our visit still remains cancelled.
I think the key to diciplining children seems to be NOT TO TAKE THEIR 'BAD' BEHAVIOUR PERSONALLY!!! Why can't I din this into my head and make it stay there?
Even if D is rude, it is about D being rude, because she hasn't learned well enough that some things are rude to say, NOT because I am someone who deserves it.
It is hard to enforce boundaries with a bolshie, feisty little girl who is growing up and rebelling.... without getting worked up myself.
Livnleearn
"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates
