I am afraid I am too critical of my daughter. I'm a pretty critical person, I'll admit, I try not be, but I am. She is 7 1/2 going on 13, and I love her her to death--but she can drive me crazy. Where is the line between helping her act appropriatly and being too critical?
She has taken to talking in that annoying voice, you know, that one kids her age use that sounds like some annoyiong sitcom kid fromthe eighties? I find that unattractive in ANY child and unacceptable in mine. Whoa, that sounds so harsh, but work as I do around people and some of thsoe people being kids, I see how other people react to annoying kids and I really don'r want my kids to be "one of those" annoying, iappropraite kids. Yes, partially because I just don't like it, but mostly because she will get her feelings hurt eventually by the way people act. okay, okay, I can't stop people adn other kids from hurting her feelings, but isn't it my job to teach her to be a good and thoughtful(by thatI truly mean--Thought-Full) person? Not annoying and bratty? I willl admit, she isn't bratty, she is pretty respectful, etc...
Arrg! That sitcom voice drives me wacky!
Come on mamas, any thoughts?