Hi all, first post.My daughter is 4 and just started JK in September. Her teachers rave about her politeness and positive attitude at school. Every now and then I see some of that behaviour at home, but more often than not she is defiant and just down right rude.Things she has been doing recently:swearing (using the f word over and over)general disrespect (tipping over clean laundry baskets, throwing food/dishes on the floor when she's done with them, etc)hitting and name calling (to me only)complete defiance and refusal of rules. She fights me on everything: getting dressed, brushing teeth/hair, eating, will not take no for an answergetting up in the middle of the night and demanding tv , having a tantrum at 3am when I say noIm exhausted. I've tried all forms of discipline. Ignoring bad behaviour, positive reinforcement, taking toys away, time outs, yelling, spanking, sticker charts, bribes.....nothing seems to work. We are a split family and she lives with me and my husband and sees her dad at the weekend. There are no other children in our home or at her dads. We don't swear in the home so I'm not sure where this behaviour originated.I've made an appointment with a family counsellor because I just don't know what to do anymore and she seems to only act this way around me. When my husband is home she doesn't dare try most of the things listed above.I'm generally a calm person but she pushes my buttons to no end to the point where i feel like I am yelling all the time. This is all pretty new behaviour since starting school and I don't want to be arguing constantly.Anyone had similar experiences with their kids? x via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2EUNwGk
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