Do your kids call adults by their first name?

[mom'sfolly]

I forgot to add that at the school with kids who don't know me, I'm either Sam's mom or Nick's mom depending on which kid they know. One of the little neighbor girls consistently calls me Sam's mom, even though she knows my name. I kinda like it.

edit to eliminate a stray punctuation mark

 

[FrenchHen]

I just had a thought.

In teacher school we learned to always let kids say their names for us. That way no one gets an unfortunate nickname for the rest of the school year.

I think I'll teach my kids to honor others by addressing people on their own terms.

It took the first quarter of each new school year for my teachers to get my name right. It gets old after a while being called something you don't want to be called.

 

[coffeelady3]

My 5 year old girl is very out going. She introduces herself to EVERYONE and she calls adults by their first names, but that's because it's what they tell her to call them.

 

[BantyHugger]

(I'm a minor right now) My parents always enforced that we call people Mr./Mrs./Ms. etc. My aunts and uncles are always addressed with the title included. I was always told it was disrespectful to call your elders by just their first name. My friends' moms often want me to call them by just their first name, but it feels so out of place to me that I often don't. I don't think it offends them to be Called Mrs.(last name). Alot of parents i do that to just figure i was raised a lot like they were since their parents most likely enforced it too. *shrugs*

 

[me&thegals]

All friends and family by first names. Teachers with Mr/Ms/Mrs, of course. People we don't know at all or well, Mr or Mrs or Ms or Dr. I actually do not like to be called "Mrs. So and So." That's my MIL! I prefer my kids' friends and classmates call me by my first name. Maybe it's regional or generational...

 

[erthymom2]

My boys have been raised that when they first meet someone, if it's a male they extend & shake hands, refer to him as "Mr." unless and untill he is told otherwise by the person to call him by the first name.

When greeting females its "Miss" or "Ma'am" and no handshaking unless she extends her hand. They give eye-contact also and no muttering allowed.

Close family friends can decide if they wish to be refered in first name. ours is a police family of several generations and our boys have been raised to stand tall and greet folks correctly.

 

[DuckLady]

Shoot, I'm 47 and call anyone my parent's generation or older Mr or Mrs LastName until they tell me different.

I appreciate the thought of being called Mrs Lacy by those in the generations younger, though depending on the relationship, there are some I will invite to use my first name if they don't already. If their parents want them to call adults Mr or Mrs, I will respect their parenting style.

When I lived in Mississippi, I LOVED being called Miz Terrie.

 

[newnanchic]

My children cal ALL of our Church friends Mr. and their first name like Mr. Ken or Ms. Jackie and that is also what they call their teachers in school. We do not use last names just Ms. Jane etc ....

 

[BirdBoy88]

I call both my parents by there first names.. always have since i could start talking.

and when i meet new people i always find out there name and call them by there name... i don't recall ever calling someone ma'am or Mr or Mrs

except my teachers..lol

 

[Kanchii]

I call most of my friends parent's by their first names, only after I've called them by mr/mrs and they correct me. They all say it feels too formal, which I agree. I become pretty good friends with my friends parents. It'd be weird if they were to call me Miss Ford, that's for sure.