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Got A Rude Child? Parenting Expert Shares The Two Words You Should Say To Them

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26.06.2026

Got A Rude Child? Parenting Expert Shares The Two Words You Should Say To Them

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

A parenting coach has shared the two-word response parents can use if their kids are being disrespectful – and it’s surprisingly simple.

In a TikTok video, Mike Wallach, who runs Apparently Parenting, said: “Stop letting your kids walk all over you with this one trick.

“It’s super simple – and when done correctly, they rarely push back against it.”

The parenting coach and behaviour analyst said if a child is disrespectful or rude towards you, all you need to say in response is: “Try again.”

This can be used in a variety of scenarios, added the parenting coach, such as “when they slam........

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