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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's okay to call kids out on this type of behavior.  If she came by again, I'd say: "I noticed that you ran away and giggled with your friends after asking me a question about my daughter. That was rude. If you have a question, then ask in a polite way. If I can answer it, then I will. I know you want to be treated respectfully and so does my family."

--Mom of a 7 & 11 year old[/quote]

If the girl comes back and you say to the her, "That was rude" then you'll get your point across.  Of course once she's been criticized (albeit deservedly), the girl's chances of coming back to ask a polite question will be slim to none.

In a perfect world, if the girl came back, you could catch her attention, then turn the conversation around to the type of conversation you have when children ask well-meaning questions.  It may be impossible to draw her in, but if you can, [b]questions work better than statements[/b], because they keep the conversation going.  "What's your name?"  "Who are you here at the pool with?"  "That was funny when you asked if DC was sleeping.  You knew she wasn't sleeping, didn't you?"  "Have you ever met someone your age who still likes to be rocked sometimes?"  "What do you do when you want to relax?"  "Did you know that you hurt DD's feelings when you ran away?"  "Would you like to meet DD?"  I'm not in your situation so maybe my example questions aren't too good, but I hope it gives you an idea.  You only have a few seconds to get your point across, whatever it is.

Some of how you handle it depends on the age of your child and the snarky child.

It's impossible to be on guard all the time, so you can't catch all these conversations before they turn south.[/quote]

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