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In other cultures, it's the norm to choose a formal name you like and expect that to be used at all times. In the US, you do have to think about potential nicknames because they are soooo heavily used (Nicholas -Nick, Michael - Mike, Daniel - Dan, Katherine - Kate, Elizabeth - Ellie or Lizzie, etc. etc. etc.)

Even if you make it through your child's childhood using the formal name, [b]I've found that teachers often give them nicknames when they start school in order to differentiate between children with the same name. "Ok you're Katherine, you're Kate, and you're Katie."[/b]

When I was teaching, I always asked the kids which version of their name they preferred and they almost always told me a shortened version.[/quote]

I hope that teachers don't do this. That would be presumptuous and disrespectful.[/quote]

Many are too lazy.  If I have to tell one more teacher it's Christopher and not Chris, my head may explode.  [/quote]

I rarely have to deal with large groups of children, but when I deal with large groups of adults, having too many people with long multi-syllabic names makes things difficult when you have a lot going on.  Once syllable nicknames help when you spend a lot of time busy and giving out directions.  So, while I may start with Nicholas, Katherine, Christopher and Alexender, after a while when in a rush, it may become Nick, Kate, Chris and Alex.  When things slow down again, I will go back to the full names, but sometimes speed is of the essence.  I run several big events weekly and it only happens once every couple of times, but it does happen.  Sorry when it does, but I'm not about to slow down a very busy environment trying to get a lot of things processed in a short amount of time just to adhere to long names.  I can see this happening with a teacher in a large classroom.

I personally tell my kids who prefer their two-syllable name to the one-syllable nickname that if the person is very busy and going fast, to just ignore it, but if things are slower and there is more time to request that the teacher use the preferred name.  My example is if they are busy yelling at a group to let it slide, but when they are in one-on-ones or small group settings to make the request.[/quote]

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