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[quote=Anonymous]Given your description of her OP, I'd vote for going w/ the kindest approach. If there has been yelling, parental stress, and judgement attached to all of this so far then surprise her by going the other way. Be kind and gentle and supportive. Don't aim for everything at once - pick one thing to work on - maybe the toilet flushing, and let the other things wait a couple of weeks. She's old enough to be plenty verbal about this so talk gently w/ her. You might even read some of Ross Greene's work on dealing with kids to problem solve challenging behavior. (www.livesinthebalance.org) I have had great luck w/ short term rewards to build habits (though my kids are younger, still under 6) but as they're becoming more verbal Greene's approach is really working wonders with the more challenging stuff one of my kids specializes in. But start by killing her with kindness and focusing on just one thing and see if that helps.[/quote]
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