Paul admitted many times

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Paul admitted many times he was an unruly and disruptive student. He was also a nuisance to his teachers who struggled to control him. They called his parents to school on numerous occasions and warned them to influence the behaviour of their son, but in vain. Everyone seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief when Paul finished school. His acquaintances as well as his parents thought he was good-for-nothing and would probably end up as a drug addict or an alcoholic. But Paul disproved them all when he became interested in fashion designing and showed he had a talent. When he at the age of twenty-two got his first job as a fashion designer at a well-known clothing company, that was the beginning of a successful career, which would later led him to many countries and fashion shows across the globe.
 

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warned them to influence the behaviour of their son,
Reword that.
Also, "interested in fashion design".
And "would later lead".
 

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Would this version be OK?

"...urged them to change their son's behaviour."
 

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No. You can't change another person's behaviour.
Try "... urged them to do something about their son's behaviour".
 
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