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[quote=Anonymous]Of course. They learn from this if their parents are there. I have conversations with adults that are awkward and irritating and I suspect they spent their Tweens in the basement.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am American and I agree with you. Kids are sent to the basement and by the time they are teens they are hitting the liquor cabinet and parents wonder why.

I had a party recently and invited somebody with 3 boys. They send a very nice note saying this was the first time since they had children they felt comfortable at a party.

My H is Italian and when we get together there are kid and they are involved. They help cook and clean and they are part of the conversation. The older kids help with the younger kids and it is a community experience.

At my party I had very nice food but I am sure there is food kids will like - not fries and nuggets but maybe some pasta with butter or rolls with a chicken cutlet.

We make sure the kids are part of our environment and then the parents will go outside and be a part of their enjoyment - maybe  a game of flag football or something.

Parents often don't want to be bothered. Kids do need to give the parents some time to talk to their friends and not interrupt but if you sit them in the basement with XBox they don't understand how to do that without being banished.

My kids are loud and fun and interesting. They still know how to talk and act in public. They know there is a different way to act at Wing Hub vs. Blacks.

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I'm sorry, there is nothing more annoying than having an adult conversation with someone and then to have their teen/tween constantly answer for the mother/father and/or completely derail the conversation at hand. Kids have their place, in the next room with other kids. [/quote]

They don't interrupt becuase they have learned not to. They learned though practice. Really you have a teen that does not know how to have a conversation and when not to interrupt. Sad.[/quote]

You are making a statement about your own kids, but not all kids have gotten this lesson. I've been in several situations where tweens were fully engaged in adult conversation and it was really awkward and irritating. Some kids don't know their place and maybe that's why people are annoyed by them. 
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