For more information on raising an independent child without losing your mind, read the following:
www.med.umich.edu
Type in “stubborn toddler” in the search box.
www.positiveparenting.com
“Dealing With Power Struggles” by Karan Sims.
"How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk," by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
The first line of the book says it all: “I was a wonderful parent until I had kids. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.”