Strong willed or not. spanking her a$$ as you put it isn't the answer. never has been. have you tried to reason with her? have you even thought that you might be the reason that she's acting up because she thinks that you don't love her? wow. I raised my sisters. and myself. That being said, both of my parents were in the home. I got pregnant at 17 and gave the baby for adoption rather than marry her father and have a ****ty relationship that would end up in divorce. what do you think that your divorce or... how did you put it... oh... "got rid of the mom" Lets think here. ya think she might be acting out because you got rid of HER mom. why? because she wasn't good enough? i don't know. you think your 6 year old might think that you may just get rid of her too?