“He’s Now the Man of the House”: Toddler Looks Away, Disobeys Mum’s Instruction Confidently in Viral Video

• A video of a little boy pushing his mother's buttons has been making the rounds on social media
• In the clip, the mum was seen pleading with the child to take a bath, but he couldn't be bothered as he played on his tablet
• The mother appeared to be in a losing battle, leaving many netizens amused by the child's defiance

A little boy proved that he was growing and had a mind of his own, much to his mum's frustration.

Unbothered toddler ignores mum's orders

A video posted on TikTok showed the chap playing on his tablet with headphones on as his mother pleaded with him to take a bath.

She was heard trying countless times to reprimand the boy, who was seen intentionally giving her attitude. Even when the mother threatened to call the father to come to discipline him, the boy was unbothered as he told his mother to go on and call the dad.

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When your kid gives you attitude

According to Parents.com, parents often find back talk from their children incredibly frustrating. However, what they may perceive as defiance or disrespect is usually a sign of something else. For example, children who lack impulse control or the ability to self-regulate may be more likely to talk back. Additionally, some children may talk back as a way to get attention.

When giving your kid an attitude makeover, Author and parenting expert, Michele Borba advises parents to try it for at least 21 days. If you give up sooner than that, your child will revert to a bad attitude.

Netizens respond to the video

Being a parent is challenging, and it doesn't help that it doesn't come with a manual either. Many netizens were amused by the little troublemaker and responded with banter in the comments.

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BBsnack wrote:

"Soze sigeze nezinhlanhla."

Molini T said:

"I'm not saying teaching your kids English is bad, but I'm actually happy to see a kid that speaks their home language."

Jeaney Masedumedi Ma replied:

"He is like "no girl mo bitse daddy, I'll still tell him the same thing"."

Snowy Makhaola commented:

"He and my son are twins raising stubborn boys is hard, yoh ."

Tsholofelo Dithipe commented:

"My daughter is also Rorisang, and she also has a sassy attitude and has answers for everything.."

Omphemetse said:

" Please, my sister, “mo bitse”."

jakes735 replied:

"I love Rori hle He is really tired of being threatened about dad. He said mo bitse ."

Kamo wrote:

"Le sure Rorisang ke ngwana mare?."

Little boy cries out loud, refuses to leave his grandmom's house

Legit.ng also reported how a young mother named Miss Shai left her son at her parent's house and went to pick him up after he had spent some time there.

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However, when she arrived, the boy refused to follow her, insisting he wanted to remain with grandma.

In a viral TikTok video, it took a lot of dragging and cajoling before he agreed to follow his mother home.

Source: Briefly.co.za