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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think  you have to stop infantalizing her. She is 7 a nd you post a question in the preschool forum instead of elementary school age kids
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What I would do now would depend on what I had done before?

You say her rudness is habitual, so what have you previously done to correct it?

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How old are your kids? Do they not have any bad habits? They’re perfect? I know 37 year olds who blurt things out rudely, why should a 7 year old be expected to have perfect manners?

Returning the gift is lazy parenting imo. [/quote]

Where did I say  she should be expected to have perfect manners?    What I did say  is that what I would do would depend on what had been done before, OP has said this is an ongoing issues. I am sure she has done somethong to change her daughter's behavior, it would be helpful to know what that somethins is because generally speaking if one tactic doesn't work another might.

For example if OP has been doing what most suggest talking to her daughter about her rudeness, and not seeing results, she now may need to add on a consequence.

Back to your assertion that you think I think 7 year old should have perfect manners. I don't think anyone adult or child can be expected to be perfect all the time.
There's a trend I see on DCUM that goes he/she is only X age, as if to say  don't bother teaching anything, excuse any and all behavior, but at the same time people  have fits about their rude teenagers. These skills don't just magically appear, they have to be taught.

I also don't agree with the idea some pp floated that she should be allowed to be rude at home, because it's safe and directed towards her mom. A long time ago someone told me we raise our kids for others, we teach them how to be decent people.[/quote]

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