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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread makes me feel really old because I have never heard kids call anyone’s parents simply by their first name. When our kids were small most kids used Mr/Mrs Firstname. But once they hit about 3rd grade, everyone called parents Mr/Mrs Lastname. [/quote]

How old are you and where do you live?

I'm 48 and live in the DMV.  DH and I grew up in completely different cultures but no adult was called by only their first name ever in either culture.  It was completely shocking to me the first time I heard an elementary schooler call our 60 year old neighbor by her first name.  But we have definitely changed.  We have teenagers and our rule is to start with the most formal form of address: Mr/Ms/Dr/Coach Last Name.  However, if the person asks you to call them something else, call them something else.  IF they don't address it, continue as is.

For the people they have known since they were very little it's more likely to be Mr/Ms First Name.

It was real mental shift for me to let my kids call adults by their first names if requested, and sometimes it still feels wrong.  But ultimately we decided that our value is that our children address people as they wish to be addressed, not as we wish them to be addressed.

OP - I agree with others.  Don't override the parents. I'm not sure I get why you see an issue you need to correct.[/quote]

Not the pp, but I grew up in rural New England in the 70s. First names were most common even for elderly people.[/quote]

I’m the one who posted that it made me feel old. I am early 50’s so clearly I am old.  But I grew up in NOVA and never used only first names. My DH is a few years older and he grew up in New England. They called everyone Mr/Mrs Lastname too. My MIL would have had a fit if they ever called an adult by their first name only. [/quote]

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