Book rec

This isn't a "recommendation," per se, because if you don't have a child like my fun-loving, very-opinionated, strong-willed Ari, then it doesn't really matter.

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries by Robert J. Mackenzie.

If you DO have a child to whom this applies - then this book is a godsend.  Ari's teacher recommended it, and since we read it and started utilizing its techniques, our troubles have lessened by half.  We're better at utilizing time-outs, keep to our word all the time (even if it just means, no, you can't have one more minute, we said no, no exceptions), etc.  It's hard, but it's working.

Hooray.