I applauded you for how you delt with that and think you went about it completely the right way by staying calm and wanting to talk instead of shouting at her like most parents would of. well done. My daughter is 12 and is acting in a very similar manor to yours, I’m a single mum and I also have 2 younger daughters who are 2 and 8, I think my behaviour had a lot to do with her attitude changing towards me, She started being naughty and disrespectful because any attention was better than none. So to get my attention she changed, I wasn’t praising her enough for all of the good things she done. And I didn’t tell her enough how proud I was of her. My baby wasn’t well at this point we didn’t sleep atall and she was just attached to me basically., when we went into lockdown I know I relied on her way too much without giving her the gratitude she deserved. ... View more