But what happens when they're a little bit older, but still tending toward being stubborn? What's under-lying the behaviour coming from a strong-willed child?

And how can parents adjust their expectations and reactions cope with it?

Jenny Hale is one of Parenting Place's Senior Parent Coaches.

She's also the author of the book Kind, Firm, Calm: Simple Strategies to Transform Your Parenting. Parenting Place has just launched a new parenting course on this topic.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details