I'm too sorry for you to leave any room for anger in my mind.

You'll have your own troubles with that child.

But if you'll take my advice--which I suppose you won't do, although I've brought up ten children and buried two--you'll do that 'talking to' you mention with a fair-sized birch switch.

I should think THAT would be the most effective language for that kind of a child.

Her temper matches her hair I guess.