Young girls have always been drama queens, and now it seems to worse than when I was a kid. I have two teenage nieces and they are the ultimate drama queens. It always seems the world will end over every little thing with them.

I keep in touch with my nieces almost every day. I seem to be the only one they can talk to. They tell me things I don't even want to know. They tell me all the problems they have to deal with at school and out of school. A lot of the problems are the same things I had to deal with when I was younger, but a lot of things are different now too. They know they can trust me and I don't say too much to them. I feel like they tell me a lot of things for the shock factor, to see my reaction to what they are saying. This is the key! I do not ever have a reaction, no matter what they say. I may have a reaction later but certainly not in front of them.

I relate to my drama queens when necessary, it seems to give them relief that someone else went through what they did. Remember I am not their parent, so the age difference between us is not huge. They are constantly asking me questions about what I had to deal with growing up and how did I handle the situations.

The best thing to do when trying to relate to a drama queen is to sit and listen. A lot more can be learned by what they don't say. When they are relaxed when speaking to you, a lot of things may slip out that they never intended to tell you. If you do not react to the slip ups, then they feel as though they can trust you and tell you everything. And they will, the good, the bad and the ugly!

The drama of young girls has always been around, it just seems to be worse now than before. Kids are over the top too. When they are retelling a story they will always add their own spice into the story, so this important to remember when listening to them. Kids also tend to tell you about their "friend" that is going through a situation. This "friend" is inevitably the child telling the story. This again is the importance of listening. You will be able to figure out where the truth lies and what they are going through just purely by listening.

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