Strong-willed children are my biggest challenge. Yesterday during p.m. snack I had 2 dcks gang up on another 5 yo. One of them finally backed down but the other one kept at him.
We made it thru snack, then everyone was doing the potty break before going outside but this one boy refused. If there's one thing I don't like it's getting to the backyard and THEN someone says I gotta go potty. Ugh. So I really try to enforce this. He refused and the other 5 yo(the snack time target) was very cooperative so when he finished I praised him up and down for being so helpful. The strong-willed guy got all upset, started kicking me, hitting me, so I made him stay inside with my 20 yo dd. I've had him since he was about 2 and he's always been the challenge.
He starts kindergarten in the fall and I hate to say it, but I'm glad.