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Q. Lately, my six-year-old has been acting like a little know-it-all, correcting her older siblings, friends and even me! While I'm pleased that she is eager to learn, I'm not so happy with her assumption that she is always right and everyone else is always wrong.

There are some bloopers that your daughter really has to correct – like when she sees that her older sister is about to pour salt instead of sugar into the cookie dough. But as a rule, the choice not to correct others is a question of good manners, and, as Emily Post said, “manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.” The next time you observe this behavior, take your daughter aside. Start by letting her know that you’re proud that she’s learned so much. Then ask her how the other children seemed to feel after she corrected them. Build her sensitivity to the feelings of others by asking her how she feels when she is corrected. Then give her a simple formula to apply before she corrects someone, such as “How will it make my friend feel if I say she’s wrong?” and “Will something bad happen if I don’t say anything?” Expanding your child’s awareness is a powerful motivator for changing her behavior.