Are You Embarrassed by Your Child's Behavior? 5 Ways to Cope
by James Lehman, MSW

Are you Embarrassed by Your Child’s Behavior? 5 Ways to Turn it around

When you have a child who acts out, throws tantrums or is disrespectful, their embarrassing behavior can make you want to curl up into a little ball and hide. Here, James Lehman, MSW gives you some tips on how to cope—and how to teach your child the skills he needs.

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EP Forum: Check out This Week's Featured Conversation!

This week, a question on our forum struck a chord with us here at EP. A frustrated mom wants to know how to deal with her 9-year-old son's cursing and disrespectful behavior. Do you have advice for her? Have you been in her shoes? Please jump into the EP forum and leave a comment for this reader.

"My son will be 9 in one week and he curses at us. He doesn't have a cell phone but all of his electronic games, etc. are almost always in our possession. Nothing that we do seems to faze him. He has lost all respect for both of us and has recently started giving his grandmother the same disrespect and abuse. I don't know what to do."

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