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[quote=Anonymous]OP, be a little deaf. You don't have to respond to every noise and word he says. Pick your battles. Think long-term: You need him to regard you as someone he likes, respects, wants to please. This becomes more and more important as he moves into the teen years. If you ride his ass relentlessly, overreact to minor transgressions, etc, you will undermine your relationship with him. I'm not talking about being a friend instead if a parent. I'm talking about being viewed as someone who is fair, wise, patient, kind. QTIP: quit taking it personally. It's not about you. Let him grouch and grumble. And regarding your point about his size relative to yours: if you are thinking of physically imposing your will on a 12-year-old, you are treading n very dangerous ground, relationship-wise.[/quote]
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