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Originally Posted by raymr
His parents believe that they should give him free reign, and never tell him 'no'.
The kid calls the shots at home, and he insults visitors without reprimand from his parents. He has never been spanked or even scolded.
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There's the problem right there.
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My gut instinct would be to give the kid a big smack across the face next time he acts up, just to reestablish the pecking order, but I wouldn't even try suggesting that.
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That may take a few "treatments" to become effective. The important thing is consistency. The mindfawks these days are calling this behavior "Opositional Defiant Disorder" which I translate as "needs his a-- whooped".
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