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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] If the child is actually conversing, not interrupting, I don't see how you have any grounds to correct them. [/quote]

“I am not interested in the opinions of a child” is a perfectly valid ground for telling the kid to pipe down,[/quote]

This is insanely rude, and I'm of the opinion that the OP should suggest the chatty kids should go play with their friends.  It's fine to want grown-up time, it's unequivocally not okay to tell polite kids trying to engage in conversation that their opinions are worthless.[/quote]

It is totally ok to tell kids that their opinions are immature, ignorant, and uninteresting, [b]because they are.[/b][/quote]

Adults can also be immature, ignorant and uninteresting!  Just check out our Dear Leader.  Ii find that some kids,can be interesting![/quote]

Yes, this is the fine line. And it will look different based on the parent and the child. Some parents are ignorant, some are stupid, some are open to learning as they teach their own to learn. Some parents are so effed up they literally project themselves into their child and recreate the same mess. I do not think it is okay to belittle or demean the confidence of a child. If you establish that confidence in things they are proud of independently it won’t be so easily threatened. Life is going to tear their confidence at some point, so you have to show them how to respond, help them articulate their feelings and e loving and kind. And help them understand, in our house we do XYZ, but other adults may feel this way if you say that to them. Our rules are our rules, no matter if you are the only one following them. I don’t care what other people do, I care what YOU do. But you can’t pick on them or expect maturity if you aren’t putting in the (exhaustive!) work that it entails. [/quote]

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