Kids know what buttons to push and how often to push them. If they think they can get away with it the will try. They especially think that you won't do anything in public so it is free reign for them. She definitely needs consequences for her actions. My son did not act up in public, but his cousin sometimes did and since his parents would ignore him, he would get worse just to get their attention. I would go to him, get down to his level and look him straight in the eye and tell him that unless he could apologize he was not going to be invited back to anymore family parties because nobody wanted to be around a bully. He was so surprised that someone confronted him that he would behave. After a few times of me talking to him, he would look at me before he said ugly things. My brother did not understand why he looked at me. My son always knew that if he did things that were not acceptable that there were always consequences. I refused to let a child act like a bully. I now work in High School and believe me that they will only get worse if you let them get away with being mean. Be firm and mean what you say and she will respect you and know that you stand by your word.
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