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[quote=Anonymous]My son is in 3rd and while he is nice and sweet most of the time, he definitely has some rude moments and can make insensitive and immature comments. I think for my son and most kids in general, they typically act better behaved around other adults than they do around their own parents so I would be surprised if my son made a comment like that to a classmate’s parent and think doing so points to a more rude type of kid that is typical. Most kids are nice kids at their core but make stupid comments and can be rude and have no filter at times just like anyone else. They are young, they are still learning.

I think your response was good and I’d probably say the same thing. My tactic w kids who are acting rude is to correct them and be direct but kind w them. I find it effective to ask them “what makes you say that?” Or “excuse me? Can you explain what you mean by that?” or “hmm I disagree with you about that. Can you tell me why you think that?” when they say something rude bc often that will make them reconsider and say something less rude the next time. [/quote]

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