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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an elem. school teacher and also have a 4th grade girl, and I have noticed the same thing.  If I see her friends treating their parents or other kids that way - we have a conversation on the way home about how it is not acceptable.  When her tone of voice shifts I shut it down immediately.  Sometimes I think they are oblivious and don't realize how they are being perceived. Just mimicking tone from Youtube or other shows. Sometimes they are doing it for attention from their friends. [/quote]

OP here. I really appreciate this perspective as I'm sure you encounter a lot of kids. I agree with you that I think the kids are often being oblivious. I wonder about what they think is happening in these interactions with adults where they are being demanding and dismissive. Do they think I'm privately thinking "wow, this kid is cooler than me, I better watch out"? I don't think they realize how much it lowers them in my eyes. If they did, I don't think they'd do it.[/quote]

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