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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you invite a guest, you pay for them.

If you are a parent in charge of an outing, it is good hosting manners to set out the expectations at the beginning. For example, I would tell the kids in the car on the way to the zoo “while we’re at the zoo, we’ll get lunch, but I won’t buy any treats or souvenirs. If we have time we’ll get froyo at the Sweet Frog outside the zoo.”

If your child is a guest, please teach them manners. When they are dining with another family, teach them to watch what other people order and order something similar. If everyone is ordering a sandwich and drinking from their water bottle, your kid should not order a lobster roll and a fresh squeezed lemonade. Teach them to order foods they are familiar with so they don’t waste a meal or to take a small portion to try if they are at someone’s home. Instead of asking for expensive extras and add-ons, teach them to ask the host’s kid first to see if that’s something their family typically does.

We have one family in our neighborhood whose kids always come off as greedy and I don’t invite them places with us because it’s awkward. If I get out glow sticks to play with on a summer evening, each kid takes 1-2 to make a necklace or bracelets. The greedy kids take 15-20 to make a huge chain and use the whole container. When we have BD parties, they will ask me if I have extra goody bags - there is no sibling at home they are asking for. They will always ask for a 2nd cupcake or piece of cake. If my kid gets popsicles and hands then out to his friends, these kids will always ask for more or ask if we have any “better” frozen treats. Sparklers, chalk, bubbles, stickers, snacks, basically any consumable item - these two siblings will not stop taking or using it until it is gone or you tell them “that’s enough” or “I don’t have enough for everyone to have seconds”. I have had to start setting limits on things I never thought I’d have to. Who knew it was possible for 4 children to use a whole bucket of sidewalk chalk in a single afternoon? When I see these kids coming, I feel like I need to dole things out in small increments and lock up the rest. These kids are not poor or hungry - they are just takers and seem to never pick up on the cues that their behavior is out of the norm with other neighborhood kids.

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