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I am a 20 year old parent of a six year old girl. I am having a very hard time dealing with the behavior exibited by my daughter. She refuses to listen and will not accept any punishment or revocation of privelages. Every day its something new with her: she won't shower, clean her room, eat dinner, etc. I don't know what to do with her anymore and she screams at the top of her lungs yelling terribly. Please give me some advice on this situation. Thanks, Jacob

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