I totally understand about teaching your daughter to not talk to strangers. I don't have kids of my own, but I have a niece and nephews. I've always been protective of them when I take them out.
Having said that, I personally feel that if I'm with them and a cashier at a store says "hi" that it's ok to say "hi" back. JMO
I think teaching them to not talk to strangers when you are not with them and they are in different situations and environments is a good thing.
I think it's a hard line between wanting to protect kids from strangers and making them too fearful of people in general. You want them to like people and to be polite.
That's just my two cents worth, but the cashier should have dropped it! |