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[quote=Anonymous][quote] I actually lost it myself last night after she went to bed - I feel like no matter what I do, somehow I'm just failing in her eyes. (Full disclosure, I had a pretty terrible relationship with my own mother, so I obviously have a lot of baggage and trying to negotiate the mother-daughter relationship with a sensitive kid without a good model of my own is really stressful). Anyway, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO HANDLE THIS. Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks.

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I think you can acknowledge her feelings while making it clear that you still expect her behavior to be acceptable during practice.  I also think that, if you continue feeling so guilty and upset, it is going to be a gateway for your child to try to manipulate you as she gets older.  That's not a knock on her.  Kids (and probably most adults) will try to manipulate a situation to get what they want or need out of it.  I would guess that I often fail my son in his eyes, but that's just his skewed view of things as a 7 year old.  It's not reality.  [/quote]

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