Originally Posted by Unregistered:
Wrestling matches with a 5 yr old are NOT pleasant.
No it's not. If it's the same child and they fight you tooth and nail and nothing seems to work because the child just refuses to listen I would immediatelly call the parent and have a meeting with them and the child to discuss them. Keep a log of all the times during the day that you have to struggle with this child and ask the parents what they think you should do when the child acts this way. Then you discuss with them what you think you should do and don't be afraid to dicuss termination if the problem isn't corrected within a reasonable amount of time. You can tell the child that if he chooses to behave this way he may not be allowed to play with your toys or stay at your house anymore.
After you talk to the family any time that the child acts out call the parent at work and discuss it with them and have them talk to the child on the phone or have them pick their child up. If the parent doesn't have a sense of urgency to correct this matter quickly they will once you start calling them 3-7 times a day at work and they are forced to pick their child up. I only do this with kids that just really don't want to behave and are old enough to know better. They need to learn that in the real world you have to follow rules and if you don't there are consequences.
Just a thought in case you get to your wits end.