I am very greatful for everyone's input. If I may, a few questions/comments.
raveneye - Do you have any specific books you'd recomend? I did a quick glance through Barnes and Noble and was overwhelmed with the amount of books on the subject.
f6twister - I apreciate your input, and I am jelous of how well your son responds to "no". I hope to have similar results, but only time will tell. Saddly "no" did little to prevent me from stringing my father's tape collection all over the house...
(Sorry dad!)
Seeker - Thanks for your comments on the vase - I believe that is more the point that my SO was trying to make. As for the shoe pollish - that's adorable! (until you have to clean it up, I supose.)
Sage - I am currious, when was physical punishment used in your household? I know getting smaked for mouthing off worked wonders for me - I never talked back to my mother.
EULA - Please forgive my thick skull, but I don't understand why what f6twister wrote was funny. Would you mind explaining it to me?
Thanks again to all of you - I apreciate your input, but I'm sure my son will more in the long run (I hope!).