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[quote=Anonymous]Our 6 yo son can be difficult.

Things that work for us are:

Enforcing time in his room. Sunday, he went there 6 times for 10 minute stretches.

No rewards unless he earns them. Yesterday, he spilled a bunch of popcorn. I asked him to make a pile of it and I'd get it into the trash. I returned 2 minutes later and he was carefully scooping the last bits into the trash can. I hugged him, he was beaming with pride, and I immediate gave him a hershey's kiss and told him that this was the kind of responsible behavior we knew he could show and I was proud of him.

I often repeat "Your behavior isn't going to change that you have to wear pants/that it's bedtime/that you are not getting dessert. It can only make things worse. Please get control of yourself. Your behavior isn't changing the situation." It often works.

Start every day over.

Consider if your child is spoiled. Ours is, and it is a bitch. We have to talk to grandparents often about helping us not spoil. The only grandchild struggle is real.

Big one - understand that when your child is truly upset or spiraling, you need to get down on the floor, give hugs, and try to respond. It's tough when you have a difficult kid who often spends time in the penalty box. It's hard when you've been at the end of your rope for 3 hours already. But these kids have tough days, too. 
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