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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess one of the positives to Girl Scouts is that they are learning to interact with others at a young age.[/quote]
+ YES.. my 11 yr old DD is in GS, and we've been doing booth sales for several years.  In the beginning it was the adults who had to interact with the customers, but now the girls are  much more engaged.  I'm one of the PPs with a DD who has anxiety issues.  Like everything else in life, parents have to teach kids to be independent.

I also give my kids an allowance, and they save to buy what they want. When I take them to the store to buy what they want, they have to go to the register, stand in the line, and interact with the cashier. They count the money out, and take the change.  Everything from candy to toys, if they want it, they have to buy it (we just take them).   We explain to them how to give out cash so that they get as little coins, especially pennies, back as possible.  If something is $3.09, give them $5.09 so you get back $2 instead of $1 and 91cents (unless they want the coins).  Little things like that need to be taught to them.  Will they learn eventually? Probably, but learning earlier is better than later.

Earlier on, DD wanted something, and we couldn't find it in the store, so I told DD to go ask a worker at the store where it was; DD didn't want to, so I told DD then we weren't getting it.  Same thing happened with buying candy and what not.[/quote]

Good job parent.  Let the kids function on their own.[/quote]

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