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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you for the kind and helpful replies. I was worried I was going to get slammed for bad parenting.

We have spoken with the psychologist who runs her social skills group for regular parent sessions. She makes a lot of suggestions and has had some insight, but nothing that has brought significant change.

We have considered ADHD which definitely explains her impulsivity, but the unkindness is really exhausting. I have read up on ODD but it seems that that is really the result of trauma in childhood, and our daughter has has a pretty great childhood.

This behavior started when she was 5 and has slowly worsened. At 2/3/4 we would have never thought that she had any behavioral issues.

She is so intense. At bedtime, for example, she might start screeching and flailing her limbs while I try to give her a hug, just to annoy me (or at least it feels that way). She might pretend to tell secrets to one friend just to bother another friend. When asked about this, she has no answer.

She does well in her social skills group, likes playing with others and makes friend easily. The difficulty comes in maintaining these friendships. She gets along fairly well with her younger sibling, although she behaves best when she is alone with one of both parents.

I think I'm most concerned about her being a jerk. I want to know why she is like that. We're a fairly happy and normal family and I think we are nice people. Kindness in children is always (rightfully) boasted and praised, and it's nowhere on her radar.[/quote]

ODD is not necessarily result of trauma in childhood. Where did you read that? It's one of most common comorbidities with ADHD[/quote]

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