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[quote=Anonymous]My kid is like this and I love it.   I mean, it's hard to parent him, but I love that he's strong-willed and speaks out for what he wants.   I want to encourage that in a positive way.

If you can, give him more autonomy in some areas of his life.  Autonomy that's appropriate for a 6 year old, of course.  What does he fuss about the most?  Is there some way to change up that situation?

My son fussed about the car window being up or down, so I let him be in control of his passenger window.   He fussed about not having enough time to play in the mornings before school.  I wasn't going to get him up earlier, but I got him an alarm clock that he's in control of.   I wake him at 7:30 regardless.  If he wants to get up earlier, he sets his alarm.

He fussed about not getting enough time to play at night before homework (I work, we play together after dinner, and then do homework 1/2 before bed).  I switched that up to doing homework "before" dinner, and all is fine.  The important part here is that he had a say in how his life goes.  That empowers him.    I can't say yes or change things all the time, but he knows I work with him to work things out when I can.   It makes a HUGE difference.

I don't stand for disrespectful words or tone.  He can debate or ask me for anything in the world, as long as he does it politely.  [/quote]

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