Anyone else notice kids social interactions changing at 5 yrs old?

[eoinsmom]

Thanks Sunnydays, I'm with you completely on the party issue. I couldn't believe that a kid would do that! If that happened with my son, party would be over and gifts would be gone. That is totally unacceptable and extremely rude; after I heard this I had a talk with my son about his upcoming birthday, and that if he didn't get all the things he was hoping for that he still needed to say thank you to everyone and be happy that friends came and gave him a gift. It just drive me bonkers when kids expect to get whatever they want, whenever they want! He has been pining for a lego set for months now, but has to save up his own chore money to buy it Anyhow, I expected this kind of behaviour to start but its not going to happen here. DCG can be mouthy to her parents (which she is, as were her brothers, at pick up times - major tantrums at 5, 6, 7 years old!) but not at my house. When the teasing or picking on other kids starts, the teaser gets to go sit alone until they can play nicely with the other kids. This particular DCG often will burst into tears whenever you reprimand her, and go hide and cry rather than apologizing and coming back to play.