Is she just Babying her, or is this normal?

My cousin has 4 year old daughter who does not listen to her at all she also talks back to her and tells her to talk to her hand and everything else in the book. she stays up until whenever she wants sometimes it will be until about 12 or 1 in the morning. She takes a shower with her and they sleep together too. she has never slept in her own bed. I have a boy he is very independent he has slept in his own bed since he was 1yr. he is very respectful, and he defentily has a bed time. is this the way girls act or did she just spoil her rotten?

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I have 2 girls 1 yr and 8 yr and neither ever acted like that. Thats rediculous..

She's spoiled her rotten, and as a result the little girl is gonna walk all over her and not have any respect for her. I've seen that before. It's sad cause she probably thinks she's doing a caring thing by spoiling her, when in actuality she's not. I know how you probably feel, my friends sons are just like that and I hate to be around it let alone not say anything... and you can't say anything, cause you know how people get when you question how they are parenting.

good luck.....

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She spoiled her rotten. By the way, good job with our son.

Its just the way she was raised. It is her parents fault, I have a nephew that is being raised the same way. Dont dwell on it, you will get your laughs when this little girl is about 10 and is a terror even for her mom.
Good job on you little boy, we need to see more parents like you in this world.

she has spoiled her too much and is letting her get away with it all. tell her to not let her get away with it all or else she will grow up to be cheeky. excellent work on your son! Sounds like the mother of the 4 year old was spoiled rotten when she was little too. So naturally she is letting her daughter do what she did when she was her age. When the 4 year old grows up she is going to be a trouble maker from the word go.

That child is spoiled rotten. Your cousin needs to put a stop to it, or the child will grow up that way. I don't think your cousin is going to want to share a bed with her daughter forever.

I hate to tell you but your cousin has no control over her daughter. Her daughter rules her. I have a 5 yr old and I really wish she would tell me to talk to the hand. She told me no ONCE! Her butt didn't like the outcome. I'm the parent not her. Your cousin is in for a rude awakening. She's gonna be on Maury telling people that she has no control.

No, it's not how girls normally behave. It's how spoiled brats behave. Your cousin should not allow her 4 year old to tell her to "talk to the hand". That's just plain disrespectful.

It's so sad to see children behave like this and get away with it. These are the people of the future. Would your cousin want to be a senior citizen living in a world run by spoiled brats?
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Experience from being a mother of two daughters.

My half sister was raised that route....... Wasn't sleeping in her bed yet the last I heard, she was 10 then... still sleeping with mommy, NOT NORMAL! she's spoiled and its only going to get worse. good job with your son.

she is very spoiled, is better to take action right now, I mean before she grows up, tellher to get her in school like that she can go to sleep early show her how to be independent. hey need to do it for her own good.

this child is definately spoiled! my daughter has her moments of bad attitude, but she knows how to behave and most definately has a bed time. kids who act like your cousin's daughter are usually that way because there are no boundries set.

Sounds like this child needs to have a real parent. A parent sets rules and bounderies for their children to keep them safe, healthy, and to teach them to be good adults. I think this mom might need a parenting class Children are SMART and will get away with whatever parents let them do. They do not stick their hands in blenders because it does not work for them...in other words if it works, they will continue to do it....that is why whining and screaming work so well.

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