My niece and her family are coming to stay with us for a few days after Christmas - there are two boys, aged 10 and 12. The twelve year old can be very rude and is going through a bad phase at the moment. I was at their house last weekend and he was objectionable - calling everything we talked about rubbish and showing off by shouting and talking over people. His father made no attempt to stop him doing this, his poor mother was very embarrassed and he took no notice when she asked him to behave. I have seen him like this in the past and unfortunately, when I gently made it clear he was being rude to me, he got worse. I am really worried that he will behave in this way when he is staying here, and even though it should be 'my house, my rules' I do not think this will work. I have suggested to DH that if the boy starts with this behaviour he should be the one to make it clear that it is unacceptable. What would be a good further strategy to have up my sleeve? I get the impression that the boy doesn't listen to what women have to say.
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