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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I’m in the minority. Kids this age say stupid stuff. When my kids make comments like this,[b] I just ignore because I know it’s developmentally appropriate[/b]. Plus, my children are allowed to think things are silly, or not fun. I do not expect them to just comply because an adult is telling them to do something.[/quote]

For an EIGHT year old??

You're a crappy parent. Rudeness may happen in kids, yes - it also needs to be corrected. It's how they learn. It is *never* developmentally appropriate for a parent to ignore their kid's disrespect of anyone. [/quote]

Thank you!

Can I just say that it drives me nuts when people think that you should just ignore all behavior that's developmentally appropriate.

It is absolutely developmentally appropriate for an elementary school child to still be learning to filter what they say, and to word things appropriately.  That's why we, as adults, supervise elementary school aged kids, and provide structured opportunities like soccer practice to teach them how to do these things.  Giving kids feedback on their rudeness while it's still within the normal limits is how you get them ready for middle school when kids will simply lose friends for something like this or adulthood when they'll lose jobs.  The coach handled this well, IMO.

I always wonder if people who think that you can't correct things that are developmentally appropriate apply this thinking to academics. I know it's developmentally appropriate for my 3 year old to count " 1 2 5", I even smile at how cute he is. But I also say "hey let me sing you this cool counting song", and model correct counting because I know from my older kids that he's going to grow up way too fast, and at some point counting "1 2 5" won't be developmentally appropriate anymore. [/quote]

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