"The second point I'd like to bring up is the fact that it sounds like you are raising your daughter with the sensitivity that she deserves. I've said repeatedly here that children who are predisposed towards sociopathy require a different approach to discipline. Never use guilt tactics, and always try to utilize a natural consequences approach to behavioral issues. For example, if she deliberately breaks a toy, simply throw it away and explain that she will no longer have the toy to enjoy. She learns then that she has to take care of her toys if she wants to enjoy them for a while. To yell or make her feel guilty only teaches her to address your own emotional issues, which she will later resent & lose respect for you. When disciplining, remain as calm and impartial as possible. Validate her cleverness and charming personality as much as possible.

"In a nutshell, make her feel good about herself and fully understood. She will develop an alliance with you that she may have few of as she get older. But it sounds like you already know all of this, and are doing a great job."

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thanks for the invite!... '^L^,