how do you make a 5 year old listen and sit on the bus?

I had one of these.

I knew I had to control him with a word because he was going to be bigger than me (he's 6'5" now)

I told him... "Do you want me to embarrass you ... I can embarrass you more than you do me!" (riding the bus would do that... or sitting in his classroom would do that too) Tell him it shows that he is still a BABY because you have to go on the bus to make sure he behaves. GIVE THE BUS DRIVER your phone number in front of him too.

He is trying to DOMINATE YOU... so you are going to have to really tighten the punishments.

Make sure to talk to the teachers (in front of him) and let him KNOW you support them!

Find a male friend who will be a MALE ROLE model and have him set down the law and hold him to it.

Make SURE to praise A LOT when he does the right thing though... give treats/ rewards etc. ... so he will be hungry for that!

It sounds like you have done everything right but still no luck. I say it is time for a more drastic technique. I bet if you rode the bus with him a couple of times he would learn a lesson. Riding the bus would be inconvenient because of logistics but I bet if you did it even once it would have a huge impact. Good luck!

I don't know what it was but my mom had this way of making me afraid of her if I didn't do what I was told. She only hit me a handful of times when I was little and man did I deserve it. She would just give me the evil eye and I was good as gold lol. Good luck!!

i really want to say welcome to the earliest years.... but i think maybe you should take him to a behavioral psychologist. just in case.