OH MY GOSH, I can totally empathize with you! I actually try ignoring as much as possible unless it continues. I get SO tired of answering the same questions by every child since they weren't listening the first time I said something. I have only 1 toddler and the rest are school-agers this summer and I seriously want to slit my throat at times.

I have 1 8yo dcg that questions EVERYTHING I do. She will question why I put someone in timeout. I finally had to start telling her she wasn't the boss and that she doesn't need to know everything at my house. Her mom has mentioned several times that she is super nosy so I think it has to do with that. Really though, what is she going to do with the information I give her....plus it's between ME and that child....that's it!

Good luck at figuring out how to handle it! I'd love to hear some more seasoned responses to this so maybe I can use them too. lol

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