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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would quit, because if you quit now 1) You can blame it on personal circumstances and they will buy it and 2) it is a short enough gig that you don't really need the reference.

If you work for them a year, spend the entire time scolding them for the way they (fail to) parent their kid, then eventually quit because they aren't actually changing at all, then they are going to know the real reason you are quitting and if they hold it against you you will be stuck with a gap in your resume.

They are not stupid; they are in denial.  They get something out of having a kid with all these made up diagnoses and behavior problems.  On some level, they are HAPPY with the way things are.  So you either decide that you are fine with this family exactly as they are or you move on, but trying to "fix" them is just going to bite you in the ass.

If you really think that they just don't realize that he could be any different, ask them to install a dropcam so that they can watch how he behaves with you all day.  Tell them you'd like to be sure that they approve of your technique for handling XYZ, then let them draw their own conclusions.

As for the suggestions here about how to help, those all only apply if the family actually wants to change.   Sounds to me like they want their son to be "difficult" more than they want to examine their own behavior.[/quote]

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