[Happygrl]

Originally Posted by purple_kangaroo

I'm not saying one way is right or wrong, but I think it's probably a family culture thing and how we respond as parents will influence the way our children interpret the use of the word please.

If its purely a family cultural thing and the parent responds the same way each time no matter the child, then how would you explain families where one child responds one way and another responds another way?

Again, I think this statement is too much of a blanket one. In some families that may be the case. But it simply isn't true for my family and, I'm sure, for others as well.

And who is saying that they'll never teach it? Or that they aren't working on it? I can promise you that I've worked on it for years. My 4yo still just doesn't respond the same way as my eldest without me reminding.