How to handle a rude child: Set boundaries and make your expectations clear


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If you allow your kid to have a bad personality, other people will not take kindly to this personality. — ANTONIO GUILLEM/Dreamstime/TNS

QUESTION: I’m sort of at the end of my rope when dealing with my 14-year-old son in public. Frankly, he’s a constant embarrassment.

He’s just rude to people, especially me.

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