Parents should be teaching children most of these things; if they don’t take the time to do it they deserve nincompoop children. I’m surprised when I have one of those moments with any of my children, but I’ll make them learn it then & there!
Right...that was what jumped out at me, the woman who lamented it, but seemed to have already institutionalized in her own children to the point where she appeared to have noticed it repeatedly but did nothing about it.. I think that is what really bothered me.
She doesn’t sound like a PARENT, she sounds like a unionized teacher.
Your approach is what SHOULD be done.