over excited!

Its wonderful that you have such a bubbly and happy daughter!!! I do agree though it can be exhausting living with a constant ball of energy. Before you are able to calm her down in situations you feel she needs to be less exuberant you may firstly need to help her develop the ability to be still. This sounds silly as we assume this is something everyone must be able to do but many children struggle with this. I see this alot with teenagers, when they are constantly on the brink of over stimulation, surrounded in high energy emotional and physical activity, whilst juggling with a tidal wave of hormones! It will hold you in good stead for adolescence if you can encourage your daughter to practice 'stillness' now. The meditation CDs are lovely for little girls particularly as there are those around princesses and other familiar fairy stories and only take minutes to listen to. I have found in my classes that most of the children (aged 3-8) have needed some help in preparing to be still and listen even if for those few minutes. I have even role played it for them and used other children to demonstrate. You would be amazed how much difference this makes to their ability to be still in the first instance. In the wider sense they then learn WHAT adults expect/mean when they are told to 'calm down' or 'quieten down'. Our children are growing in a high energy multi sensory world which is exciting and wonderful. There are, however, fewer and fewer spaces in their lives that are truly quiet let alone silent. Many children find it uncomfortable or even scarey to be in complete silence with no TV or computer etc on in the background. Be mindful to create quiet spaces for your daughter to ensure she doesnt always feel she has a responsibility to 'fill' quiet times.

It is wonderful that you have a bubbly child. Nothing better than having a happy personality in the room. It is important to get a balance between being excited and calm otherwise it will be exhausting for her as well. I would suggest that you make a list of exercises or calming activities that she enjoys and put them in a box. When she is excited, she can go to the box, get an exercise or activity. You could even put quotes or sayings that she could read out.

How old is your daughter? Since when you realised this over exitement? Can you daughter stick for ages on things she like, and does she 'avoids' everything she does not like? And also interesting: how does she react in un-exiting situations? Does she get a rage easily? Can she even act or react in an inappropriate way and 'over-run' sometimes others? Does your daughter sometimes struggles to find her own boundaries (or the ones from others)? In many cases all those 'symptoms' are typical signs of certain conditions (stress related conditions), like ADHD/ADD, hyper-activity, etc. I don't want to label, but often those conditions are often responsible. And if this is the case, you need to have a consultation by a professional (see also my other answers). Anyway: I believe that a Relax Kids training could settle your daughter a bit. She can learn how to relax and breath. It is possible that your daughter's brain activities are too fast. This means that she is not able to bring her 'down' in an exiting situation. She then just cannot 'switch' down. This means that she always uses a high level of energy consumption. Her brain is always switched on full power. And this is extremely exhausting. For you and also for your daughter. But in this case she just does not know it different. Her brain does not know how to use lower engery when it is needed, and when to switch to full again. In this case she needs to have a methods which teaches her (and her brain) to self-regulate... And then it is not her to blame, it is not her fault. Try a Relax Kids Training or use the Relax Kids CDs. Use positive affirmations and feedback methods. If some of my questions are present all the times, please also consult a professional person. And (most important): enjoy your little daughter as she is, but show her in a positive way the boundaries. Read something about neurofeedback, which can be a very successful additional method. Good luck and also enjoy every silent moment to recharge your own energies ;-)