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[quote=Anonymous]How often are the ILs coming for dinner? It sounds like they and your son are not particularly close. I'm guessing that having them there raises the stress level for all of you and I can imagine that resulting in your son acting out and you wanting to smooth things over by not choosing that time to have a big blow up with your son. Here are my thoughts. 1. Reduce the number of IL visits. 2. Before the next visit, have a talk with your son where you (a) acknowledge his feelings about the ILs, if that is indeed an issue and (b) set your expectations for his behavior - we are having X, I expect you to use your good manners and sit at the table and eat X with us. 3. Have at least one thing on the menu that he likes to eat. 4. Ignore the sour looks from the ILs. 5. Praise your son's good behavior. [/quote]
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