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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the DC area, first name.

In the more-south-south, where we are now, Ms. FirstName.[/quote]

Children should never call an adult by their first name because it teaches them to respect their elders.  [/quote]

But many of us don’t actually care if ours kids “respect their elders” in the sense pf deferong to adults just because they are adults.  I want my kids to respect all people by treating them kindly and compassionately, but I suspect you mean respect as in “obey without question” and I don’t think of that as a positive trait.[/quote]

I think it's fine to use the nanny's first name if you expect the relationship will become almost a familial one, not a formal one which calls for a title.  However, I think parents should teach their children to respect their elders and to display good manners which often times calls for using titles for adult who are not family members. They will almost certainly be expected to call their teachers Mr./Mrs./Ms.  The children can still use some critical thinking and discuss with their parents anything that seems "off" in their relationships with other adults (including extended family), but kids who call all adults by their first names will be considered rude in most environments.[/quote]

A) I disagree with your last sentence.  B) I don’t tell my kids to call all adults bu their first name, but I also don’t tell my kids to call all adults by Mr/Mrs Last Name.  I am not advocating for first names but for not treating All Adults as a group in general.  Their teacher is in a position of authority and has a title related to that.  For other adults I ask them, “What would you like to be called?”[/quote]

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