Of course, you need to praise him for the good he does.

Perhaps some redirection?

Our church did a vacation bible school and I heard the preschool teacher (who is a special ed teacher at the elementary school) say something wonderful to the kids. I now use it at my dchome.

(In a whining voice) Is it time for ........... Can I........... How much longer..... Why does s/he get to go first -- you get the idea.

The answer is "Seth, right now is your waiting time. This is what it feels like to wait. Another time you won't have to wait and it will be Johnny's turn to wait." That's actually made a few of my dckids stop in their tracks and really think about it.

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