Is this NORMAL behaviou??

Question

Today I'm looking after my 6 year old niece and 2 1/2 year old nephew as well as my own 2 1/2 year old daughter.

My nephew is very boisterous, which i know is normal for little boy, however my niece appears to have a plan on her hands

If i leave my daughter with her for even a second my daughter will scream and tells me that her cousin has just hit her or thrown her!

I have snuck up and caught my niece hurting her just for the thrill of it!.

My sister is a good Parent although a little too strict at times in my opinion.

this upsets me greatly and bings me back to my childhood when my sister used to do similar things to me.

How do i stop it?

Answer 1

Your niece needs to spend the rest of the day in her room nursing a sore bottom. That will end her nonsense, trust me.

Answer 2

Do the sneaking up thing again, but as your niece goes to hurt your daughter, yell NO! at the top of your voice in her ear, pick her up and dump her away from your daughter. Make her really jump. Then tell her that she is six years old and her behaviour is unacceptable, if she can't be nice to the younger ones then she will have to go in a room on her own. Don't discuss it beyond that. And if it happens again, put her in a room on her own.

Answer 3

Isolate her for 6 minutes every time she does it and pretend to leave the room so you can actually catch her doing it, make it clear its not ok to hurt people and explain why she is being punished. At the end of the 6 minutes she has to apologise and mean it otherwise you leave her there again for another 6 minutes.

Answer 4

Does she do it to her brother? Some people I know think it's 'just what brothers and sisters do'. i have 2 brothers and a sister and we never did stuff like that to each other - even when we were older.Tell your sister what has happened and let her know(and your niece) that this behaviour will not tolerated in your house or she won't be allowed back

Answer 5

Stop babysitting her kids and don't let yours go there.  You know how you felt and your daughter will feel the same.  You can't be there 24/7 to watch her NOT do something.  Tell your sister until her kids can behave and not act like little monsters that they're not welcome there without supervision.

Answer 6

its not like your niece is 2 she's 6!!! My daughter is 5 and knows that its wrong to be horrible!

Answer 7

you tell your niece off! its your house and your daughter needs to feel safe in it, tell her off explain to her its not nice to hurt people, and to lie about it, say lying is a horrible quality in a young girl!  and if she does it again then say you will punish her, no treats/ pudding/  or she wont be aloud over to play any more! tell her you will call her mum and tell her what a bad girl she is being and how angry and upset her mum will be at her. then get her to apologise to your daughter and play with your daughter and go from there.!

Answer 8

It sounds like your niece is very jealous of your daughter. Does she act this way toward her own brother? Have you always had a close relationship with her, and then when you turned your attention to your own child, she acts out? I would have a conversation with your niece, then turn to your sister for help. Otherwise, don't babysit if it jeopardizes your child's well-being!!

Answer 9

no,this isn't any normal behaviour.my cousin used to do that to me too until i stopped playing with him.i really hate pesky kids of that sort.i think you should scold the stupid girl well and tell her to back off from your daughter.tell your siser to take her away and tell her unless the girl improves her behaviour she is strictly off-limits from your house.

i hope my young brain helped you.sorry for calling your niece a stupid but i know what your daughter must have felt like.

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