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[quote=Anonymous]Op, I dont find any type of disrespectful behavior, which includes eye rolling, acceptable. My kids know it, there are immediate consequences, and at this point my kids don’t do it. If they are disrespectful, they will usually get once chance to correct before they get a consequence. If it’s happened more than once during  conversation the conversation ends and they take a break to go think about their actions.

FWIW, my kids are 8, 10, and 12. I’m from an immigrant family, but was born and raised in the US.

My DH (family has been here for many generations) thinks eye rolls and other behavior I think is disrespectful is fine. But I am consistent and call my kids on it every time, so they don’t do it with him either.

FWIW, my kids are allowed to express their unhappiness with my decisions and choices to me as long as they do it respectfully. (I was definitely not allowed to do this as a kid, so I feel like this is radically different than how I was raised.)

So they can tell me (for example, like the lunch thing you mentioned) - “hey mom, I’m really feeling overwhelmed in the morning with getting ready for school on time, and when you ask me about lunch it feels like one more thing I need to deal with. Can you please assume I always want X for lunch instead of asking me every day?” Demands, an annoyed tone, or an eye roll would mean I stop making lunch and they can figure it out for the day. [/quote]

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