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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid, age 5, is very good at saying thank you but really struggled with "trick or treat!" last night. She said it the first time with our prompting, but then pretty much every other time, she would go up with her friend, collect candy, say thank you, and then say "trick or treat!" as she was walking away. She's a bit on the shy side when it comes to strangers, though it gets better every day as she gains more experience dealing with people.

I do think it's important to have realistic expectations of kids. Also, you have no idea if you are the first or 50th house they've been to -- they might be tired. I [b]think the fact that parents were rude or didn't say thank you or "happy halloween" or something is a bigger deal -- modeling good manners and also just neighborly friendliness is really important.[/b] But if the kids don't get the halloween etiquette perfectly? Eh, cut them some slack. It doesn't mean they have bad manners, it may just mean they are still learning.[/quote]

OP here - yes, maybe I should have worded my post clearly --- this is really what I'm most annoyed about.[/quote]

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