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The kids call me by my first name, or a shortened version of it, depending on their age. I wouldn't like being called Miss ****, either.
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All the kiddos call me Missy, MeMe or Mommy. I've got one that can't pronounce M's so I'm Sissy to him. :
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I think it'd be kinda weird to have them call me Miss Missy::::::
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I think they'll get plenty of practice calling their teachers Ms. or Mr. in school so I don't see any reason to teach little ones this early. They call me by my first name. Here in MN it isn't considered rude to call an adult by his/her first name. Down south I know it's a different story.Comment
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I am Ms. ****.
Every adult that enters my daycare home is a Ms. or Mr.
We love having a 'home' feel but still think children should learn to address adults with respect.Comment
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Mine all call me Auntie (my name)
It started about 6 years ago when I started providing daycare again after taking a break for a few years. The very first little girl I cared for at 11 months old (now 6) was calling me mommy so her mom said no that's your Auntie ***xx. It has stuck with her and all of my kiddies ever since and I love it!Comment
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Born and raised in MN and to this day I do not call my friends' parents from my school days by their first names because I was raised to use Miss/Mrs or Mr. LOL!!
ALL my dck's call me Miss C******. I taught both my own kids to call adults by Miss/Mrs or Mr as well. I was taught that it was a sign of respect and wouldn't dream of allowing the kids to call me by my first name only.
This is just my personal opinion. I also know that the providers in the local provider group I belong to all have their dck's call them Miss "whatever their name is" also. Same with my friends outside of work and their children...all taught to use Miss/Mrs or Mr. too.
IMHO, I don't think it is or isn't a MN thing, I think it is more a generational thing.Comment
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I have a nickname that my first daycare child gave me. She couldn't pronounce my first name. She called me this from the time she could speak until this day. She is 7 now. Every daycare kid since has called me this. For privacy reasons I am not going to post the actual name but I love it.
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I despise being called Miss X. Ugh it makes me cringe. I had a boy who used to do that but he is gone now. It drove me nuts the whole time, not sure why.Comment
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Mine are all under 2 1/2 so they all call me mommy. I think they say that since my 4 yr old is home with me and they here her call me that. But, sometimes after I correct them I can get a Miss Misty or Misty...or Missy.
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Well I am fairly young, in my mid twenties, never called my friend's parents "miss" or "mister" it was always a first name basis. Born and raised in the midwest, although for a brief period I lived in the south. If I remember correctly, it was the same there. First name basis unless it was a teacher. Actually, lots of professors I've had at the local community college want me to call them by their first name too. So much less awkward, IMO.Comment
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sorry didn't read all the threads, but i've often wondered this too.
one of my dcm's is a dance teacher, and of course they call her miss.....
so she calls me miss ***X to her son. one of my dcg's called me mommy for a long time too. but that's because she didnt' talk or anything, and she just related mom and dad to females and males.
i'm sticking with miss ***X because i don't want to use my last name like a teacher would etc. so they use my first name.
it's a sign of respect, and although i'm nothing formal, i don't want to just be called by my first name either. kwim?
i struggled with it for a long time, and the miss thing just sort of fell into place. i honestly hate my first name though, and i can't even say it, my mouth doesn't like to form the letters.
i think using miss is a good way so that it's not exactly intimidating to little ones, it's easy to say, and if they just wanna say miss instead of miss ***X then they can.Comment
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I think either is fine. I'm not personally a fan of the Miss *** but I get why people like it and I always respect it. And generally I have my children introduced to other adults as Mr or Mrs. so and so. Unless they say "no please call me Sally" then they call them sally. Because as much as I think it is important for our children to have certain level of respect for adults - accepting that they don't want to be called Mrs or miss is a part of respecting them.
I personally can't stand formality for ME. I don't like it when people in a personal setting refer to me as Miss or Mrs. I also don't like to be called "Aunt ***" My niece's and nephews use my first name. All of their other aunts and uncles on other side of the family they call by aunt *** or uncle *** but because they respect me - they know to just call me by my first name.
funny thing is that my older sister is the same way. She hates the formality. She works in the school system and she deals with it enough there she says she doesn't want it in her personal life.
But when my kids went to the same school she works in they called her "Mrs....." Because they respect her and know when to use appropriate names.
One thing that I am not a fan of is when someone introduces their child to me and says "And this is Miss ***"
I quickly say - "please - have him call me by my first name"
and they refuse and INSIST on the MISS.
To me they are not showing their child anything about respect.
The first part is fine - but when I make it clear I don't want to be called that name - it should be acknowledged and respected.
and I have to add.. I'm married - I earned the MRS. so if anything . ... I think MRS is more appropriate.
Miss isn't a casual form of Mrs.. It means you aren't married I thought?Comment
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When I was at my former center I was Ms. First Name. Once there was a boy whose mother worked with me, he was 4 at the time. Well he grew older when one day he was 11 years old. He called me by my first name ONCE. I said J- until the day you turn 18 years old you are to call me Ms. First Name. I WILL NOT have a child, meaning under 18 years old and non adult, call me by my first name.
Well it must have been such an impact that this little boy is now 20 and I am STILL Ms First Name ::
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