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Do the same thing you do with tanrumming toddlers...
Ignore it! My son is now 17, and I have been through the whole thing. (And occasionally still hear some of it.)
They will only continue to DO it if they get something out of it -- in this case, make you crazy. If you just very calmly say, "I'm sure you do" or "uh-huh" and continue what you are doing, they will stomp off, slam a door, text a friend and tell them you are horrible, and it will blow over in 10 minutes. If you engage in it, by yelling or lecturing back, you might be there all day!
Then in a calmer moment, TALK to them about it. I will say to my son, "I know you were angry and didn't mean X, Y or Z, but it hurt my feelings. And I still need you to A, B or C this afternoon."
Anyway, that works for me...oh, and don't forget to roll your eyes back at them. I am PRO at this by now!
Robin
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