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Reply to "Manners with Grandparents/ How are your kids on the phone?"
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[quote=Anonymous]It's really hard. I remember my grandparents called me every week from India (many many years ago). Long distance was expensive, and my parents planned our whole day around it. We HATED it, and often complained to my parents about it. In retrospect, it is cruel, but I know my grandparents didn't take it personally. Just like I'm certain my parents won't either. They understand that at this age, talking to grandparents on the phone is the most boring thing you can do. With that being said, teach her to at least be respectful. My parents used to punish us and give us stern talking tos if we were in any way disrespectful to our grandparents. We would have a small chat with them, tell them what we did that week, and move on. We would moan and groan in the beginning, but we were always made to be polite to them. But allow her to keep her conversation short so that she can go back to her going ons. [/quote]
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