What to do when a friend’s child is really rude? If the child’s parents do not seem to care, then it is a problem. You could have a gentle word with the mother, or tell the child very gently that you feelings were really hurt, and you would never talk to the child that way. Sometimes it is just best to let it go, because doing anything about it may put your friendship at risk.

Key Takeaways:

• My husband and I were recently at a friend’s house who has a 5 year old son who doesn’t get a lot of discipline (a cage-free child, as it were) and as a result, the kid is an absolute terror.
• It’s the job of adults, especially parents and teachers, to guide kids toward more compassionate and restrained ways of thinking and speaking.
• Kids are curious and opinionated, but there’s a difference between a 5-year-old making a casual observation about someone’s appearance versus a 5-year-old saying, “I hate you and hope you die.”

“That being said, kids don’t tend to be exclusively rude to any type of person.”

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1129927/parental-advisory-discipline-rude-kid