re: Kids Calling Parents Sir and Ma'am

My sister tried calling my mom her first name when she was younger, and got slapped in the face

You doing it perfect. Raise your kids the way you want to. When a young person says yes sir to me it tells me a lot about how the kid is being raised and it my opinion it says they come from a good family.

We were taught to respond with yes ma'am/sir, but now that I think about it, it only really applied at times when I was being asked to do something or being disciplined in some way. Something like "don't do _____, do you understand?" "Yes, sir"

It's too formal for home use in my opinion.

I was raised to say ma'am and sir but I don't have my kids do it only because it's considered weird where I live (Washington state).

I was raised in a "sir" and "ma'am" household and that's what the Fütlettes and all their peers did.

Slight detour, now with the blurring of identities, how's a seven year-old supposed to address with respect a transgendering person?

Ma'ir?

Si'am?

I'm hopeful MAGA will put a lid on this nonsense.

You have your kids call you sir? That's weird. Do you spank them as well?

Im 28 and I still say sir and ma'am to my parents and anyone older than me.

Manners Maketh Man

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What does the OT think? IMO kids who don't say Sir or ma'am are from trashy families.

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I wouldn't go that far but I do think it is good/healthy discipline for kids to be taught respect for their parents and elders in general to an upper limited extent. However, core principles/values are what is most important. If the parents/elders violate said principles then children should not blindly accept the violation as a justifiable/rationalized amendment of the principles.