Is it "normal" for a 3yr2month old girl to have snarky, rude attitude/comments towards friends? It rarely is towards me but her daily interactions with my daughter drive me up the wall. I find it baffling as to how a child so young can have such comments and the sounds of annoyance she makes when she doesn't get her way.
For example, they will be happily playing together when she will tell my daughter to "be quiet, stop talking to me" in a pissed off, teenage girl tone and that noise of utter annoyance and disapproval. She constantly says "I KNOW, with that noise of annoyance" - she doesn't 'know' when she says this. It's partly the words she uses but largely the tone behind it.
I swear I feel like I am in high school listening to the mean girl. My daughter is oblivious and doesn't care but it bothers me. If my daughter were speaking to others like this I would be so embarrassed!
I have started calling her out on it. Telling her that speaking like that is rude and that it is not appropriate to speak to others with those words and tones. But, this child has mastered the tear act and any correction what so ever results in a good 20-40 minutes of sobbing. That in itself also bothers me. I just ignore it. If I correct my daughter for anything this child also bawls...for a good 15-20minutes (she is from a home that doesn't believe in the word no).
I just can't stand hearing such a young child speaking in this manner and feel it needs to be stopped before it continues. But, I am also baffled how a child that has no older siblings and no older family/friends that I know of naturally uses this material on a regular basis.
Is this just a normal 3yr old girl thing?