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Violent five year old

My nephew is five and his mother has taught him that he is a nature boy and does not have to wear clothes, so at two he was urinating into everything, toys, cups of tea, shows. Now he has escalated problems since sister born 1 year ago. He is pooping in the clean laundry or on his clothes or towels in his room and hids them. It is a game of find the poop and he laughs the whole time or cusses like a sailor biting, hitting, kicking, taking money from my purse is new this week. I am out of tips to give can you help? His mother has not enrolled him in kindergarten for this year. My sister has MS and the mother thinks that this kid is God, he does no wrong, always his older sister gets the blame and punishment. He is peeing in her daughters boots , on his sister's bed, and his mom sends him to anyone she cannot handle him and my sister cannot do every day and all night long while she parties and does not come home.
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There's nothing wrong with being a child of nature. But he sounds like he has more problems then that. Sounds like he has serious issues and needs some help. Otherwise he will be in prison by 10. He should also be in school, maybe u should call Child Protective Services, and see what else u can do. He really needs help the way he misbehaves is terrible!
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It sounds like someone needs to intervene before the state does.  In some states children are required to attend Kindergarten or be homeschooled and it doesn't sound like homeschooling is a great option for that family.  
I think you and your other family members need to have an intervention with the mother.  Explain that you love her and your nephew very much but this behavior is unhealthy for everyone.  I would try to approach her with love and firmness.  Everyone is protective of how we raise our children, but the child's parents are only socially and mentally disabling their own child.  It sounds like he also needs professional help, perhaps seeing his doctor who can discuss whether or nnot the child needs therapy.
She will probably get defensive if you mention calling state authorities to intervene, but she also needs to realize how serious this is.  I hope you're able to get help for your nephew.
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