Hi Cellow,
Gosh! What I do when my gal acts up is to scream at my HB! Hmm, maybe your hb screams at you instead of C1??? Hee... just joking.
Whenever my gal acts up (and it can be a whole day affair!!!), I will ren and ren until my HB comes home, then if he dares to defy me or irritate me, then KABOOM!! He ever asked me why I used him as a punching bag when it is our daughter who is the notti one. My retort to him is that my gal can acts up, what about me??? Whole day whine whine whine..... i want to go mad. Of course he doesn't accept my reasoning, but I personally feel much better after I exploded and after a night'e sleep, is ready to face another day with my gal again. Now my HB knows my pattern, when I kaboom, he just keep quiet and then everything will be ok. I will never raise a hand to my little one, but if she really test my patience, then I will ask my maid to attend to her for awhile while I walk away to cool down.