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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like he's purposefully being difficult. Clearly he knows what you want and doesn't want to give it to you. I'd probably just give it less attention right now. If it's with another kid, pay a lot of attention to the "victim" and give your son less attention. Model the saying sorry. A lot of kids will just say "sorry" and not mean it at all - truthfully it's a pretty meaningless word, though I totally get you trying to instill good manners, I just mean, it doesn't always mean a lot even when it is said. My guess is that this point, he is getting attention for not saying it, so he's persisting. Maybe instead ask him to "figure out a way to make X feel better" or point out how his behavior has damaged something or hurt someone and ask him how he can make it better.[/quote]
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