Dear Kid Whisperer, I just finished a year of teaching the most ungrateful group of students I’ve ever taught. I feel like I ...

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Please, and thank you RAISING a well-mannered child doesn’t have to be a difficult task, even if your toddler tells you “no” whenever you ask them to use the magic words.

I do not force them to say “please” and “thank you” as long as their tone is kind. If they are demanding or yelling, then I will remind them we don’t get things when we talk like that.

I do not force them to say “please” and “thank you” as long as their tone is kind. If they are demanding or yelling, then I will remind them we don’t get things when we talk like that.

I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either.

She posted a video on social media Oct. 30 giving parents permission to not force their kids to say “thank you” while trick or treating, using an example from her own experience as a mom.