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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do the other kids call you? [/quote]

It is a matter of teaching respect for their elders because [b]children are not the equal of adults[/b] and my children call all adults by Mr. or Mrs and they also say Yes/n0 Ma'am and Yes/no, Sir. [/quote]

PP, I'm curious what you mean by the bolded section. I really am curious, not trying to be snarky, because the child-adult relationship is one I have been giving a lot of thought to lately. I was raised to call adults Mr/Mrs ___ and always assumed that was just how it is, and that children must respect their elders, etc. But once I had a child I started re-thinking all of this. My daughter is a small, immature person who needs a lot of teaching, guidance, protecting, nurturing, etc. - but she is still a person. Why should she be treated as "less" than adults? Why should she have to bow down to adults? I agree that children should respect adults - but shouldn't adults respect children too? Isn't it just a matter of respecting other human beings?

As to the OP's inquiry, my DD is still a toddler and I have dodged the issue of what she calls adults so far since she is just starting to talk. But I'm going to have to figure this out soon! [/quote]

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