Strangers

Heidi had been almost rude to people who were friendly and would say hello to her when we were out shopping (when she's sitting in the shopping cart). She usually would just turn her head and ignore them. Sometimes, she would even make a kind of "Hm" noise and turn her head away, which was kind of rude. Of course I explained to her that she didn't need to be rude to people and I told her that it was okay to say hello back because I was there. She still wouldn't say hello back to people. It seems like it's usually the older men and women who like to say hello to the girls when we're out. I think she was just trying to "not talk to strangers." Since we read the Berenstain Bears book about strangers, she knows that she shouldn't talk to them.

About a week ago, I had Heidi and Hannah in a shopping cart in Fred Meyer and an older man said hello to Hannah as he walked by. I guess it bothered Heidi that he only said hello to Hannah and not her. "He didn't say hello to me!"... she said. After that, I noticed that Heidi tried to say hello or wave to a couple of people while we were shopping that day, which was quite a change from how she had been acting toward strangers in the store. I think she was just trying to get someone to notice her, too. Hannah had gotten attention earlier and she wanted it, too.