Disrespectful Kid

And he's only 7 - sheesh! If she's no control over him now, what's he going to be like in a few years?

you mean a good whooping.

There have been many times that could have been my 7 yr old grandson!

Wow, sounds like The Bad Seed. Seven is WAY old enough to know better, geez. You know what's weird? I very rarely had to spank my kids, but they didn't act that way. Sometimes you wonder what kind of examples the kid is seeing in the first place.

That kid is definitely going to be a danger to his mother when he gets to his teenage years, if she doesn't get him some help. It's possible he could be ADD or ADHD, in which meds could help if properly diagnosed. Or, there could be other family dynamics going on that we don't know about, and the poor kid is just acting out for attention.

So, since this is a show you watch, is it based on real events or something that could happen? Hopefully the latter although I'm sure it could be either way. A mental institution won't cure the kid of disrespect, but waiting until a child is older isn't the time to begin disciplining them either and many parents don't seem to know that you can discipline in other ways than a whipping. While I'm not against spanking, it works better when the child knows that can be a result of actions taken. Spanking didn't work very well for my mom with my one brother, he would just laugh. I never did ask whether it hurt him or not or why he responded in that manner. I think she continued though for she may not have known another way. He turned out great though, and never locked anyone out of the house. Sounds like that mom needed to find a place to hide her keys where he never saw her get them, or keep a small coin purse on her person at all times with an extra key inside. Was it only a show? When reading this last night I forgot and thought it was on the news.

Yes, that kid needs spanking . But then , maybe he is a bit disturbed in his mind .

Yeah, with a mother who calls the cops when her 7-year-old locks her out of the house, any kid would probably have problems. Kids don't start acting like that out of the blue, and their environments have a lot to do with the way they behave. I wouldn't doubt that the kid gets plenty of physical punishments already. The mother needs to learn how to respect the kid and work with him, not beat him into submission.

Seven years old and he acts like that. sounds like the kid is in charge of the house. I watched lots of kids like that when I did child care.

Oh lordy what a little brat. Gawd knows what he will be like when he is a few years older!

@nanette64 does he have a problem that is magnified by lack of discipline I wonder. What in the world is this kid going to be like when he becomes a teen? Usually at the age of 7 they are a little in awe of a policeman.

This is what l call letting kids run wild,imagine what he`D be like as a teen.How can a mother not be able to control a 7-year-old? Personally, i`d not have called for foreign help, i`D sit out and wait till they tire of staying in and open,then they`d wish they never even had that idea in the first place and will never close/lock me out again. I will not shout or curse but will find a punishing punishment.

strange....he did it with his mom