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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just learned from my sister that my six year old was really rude. He was at her house and her obese relative was visiting. Apparently my six year old asked her why was she so fat, why was her bottom so big and why her husband had married her. I was shocked because we don't talk like this at our house ever. When I asked him about it he said that he just wanted to know why she was fat-[b] I asked if he knew that it wasn't kind- and he said yes.[/b] What is the discipline or punishment for something like this? How do I handle this? Ugh- I hate that he was so mean.[/quote]

To me, this is the key.

He knew it was an unkind thing to say, and he did it anyway.

Focus on this.  Tell him your family believes in being kind and respectful of others.  And you do not hurt other people on purpose.  Not their bodies and not their feelings.

If this is something he's been doing a lot lately -- being unkind to you and DH, his siblings, friends, classmates, teachers etc. -- it's time for a real consequence.  He needs to know this will not be tolerated in your family.

If it's a one-off thing, ask him how it feels to know he hurt someone else's feelings.  Remind him to be more kind in the future.  And let him know that if you see it again, there will be a consequence.

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