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[quote=Anonymous]I was raised in a household where we were expected to say please/thank you, fine-thanks-how-are-you, etc. I'm sure when we were young I was prompted to say it if I didn't but don't really remember.  I've been trying to follow the model of demonstrating rather than forcing my kids to say these things, partly because my 4yo does not really respond to prompts anyway.  DD can be very bubbly when she warms up to people but she has a shy side as well.  My 7yo generally says please/thank you and responds to hellos on his own now.

One of the teachers at her preschool always says good morning when we come in, I respond and ask her how she is, but if my 4yo doesn't respond the teacher will say "hello Larla" again.  4yo often still doesn't say anything.  I get the sense that teacher is annoyed by this, sometimes she'll say "hello Larla" yet again.  Not really sure how to respond.  This morning I did say quietly to DD, "can you say hi to Ms. Brown?" and she just shook her head and hugged me goodbye.

Am I in the wrong for not setting this expectation that she responds to adults when addressed?  When the other teacher is there we don't go through this charade.[/quote]

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