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Originally Posted by flopstock

ah, the joys of socialization.. just wait til you hear some of the language he'll come home with

So, you put him in his room when he misbehaved, he came out and behaved the same way. He needs to go back to his room. If he spends half of his day in there, for the next week, you will bring him to the understanding that mom means what she says. If you don't, you've taught him that mom caves. And then the next time, it will be even harder to lay down the law, because he now knows that mom will cave.

He needs to know that no matter how his outside world may change, in your family he is not 'the boss'. Mom is. And once you've reestablished that, he'll be a lot happier guy.

but what do I know

COMPLETELY AGREED