Mom feels guilty for not wanting to be around 'chatty' 7-year-old daughter

To the children they are people with a lot of curiosity and full of questions about life and everything around them, but this behavior can be unbearable for many adults. Therefore, in this article we are going to show the case of a mother who is asking for help because she is feeling horrible for not wanting to be close to her daughter who is talking a lot.

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A mother recently took to Reddit, a forum-like social network, and reported on her daughter's behavior. “My 7-year-old daughter loves to talk. She can't stand being in a quiet room, even if she's alone,” she said.

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The woman added that she felt like a terrible mother for sometimes thinking about not wanting to be around the girl, "I would love to get up, have breakfast in the kitchen while she eats her breakfast, but I can't take it for a few days”, she told.

“I usually try to correct her gently by pointing this out to her attention, but sometimes she still doesn't. you know, after 3-4 tries and I end up leaving the room or asking her to leave so I can stay quiet. I don't want to hide from my own daughter, but I also need to be quiet sometimes.”

Reddit's answers

Some netizens even replied to the mother, informing that it is very normal for children to ask too much and talking too much, and that it was also common to get bored with answering questions from little ones. Another responded: "You're not wrong for wanting some quiet. I'm the same way in the morning and had to get creative to get some quiet time. Rather than blaming her for making the noise, one way to avoid this is to tell her you're feeling tired and ask her to help you fix it."

Another internet user revealed a tip for the mother, which is to play a song or spoken book so that the child can concentrate what she hears and begins to relax, making it clear to the mother that she shouldn't feel guilty for losing her temper with her child.

While a third commented: "My 6-year-old is also very chatty. And at that age they don't have much self-regulation skills or a great sense of timing (30 seconds of silence can easily feel like 5 minutes to them). Yes, it can be exhausting, but I also try to remember – she is trying to engage me because she likes me and wants to share her thoughts.”