This would never fly in my house or my father's house or his fathers house. You gotta show them love. All this does is encourage defiance, including physical defiance. This has probably already bit the dad in the rear by now.
Dad- "Son, I said go brush your teeth."
Son- Slaps dad in the face "Never"!
Let us know how that turns out. You'll find that if watching Thomas the Train makes him/her happy, you will gladly oblige!
Dad- "Son, I said go brush your teeth."
Son- Slaps dad in the face "Never"!
My kid (when I have one) will never challenge my authority over MY remote on MY tv....he is going to be blessed to have whatever he has access to that is MINE.....PERIOD.
Let us know how that turns out. You'll find that if watching Thomas the Train makes him/her happy, you will gladly oblige!