Social Practice: Christmastime

So I mentioned to Mikey that his teacher might ask what he got for Christmas, and what was he going to say. I had a small hope he might actually pick one or two gifts to mention but of course, that was not the case.

We argued for a bit about why this conversation should even be happening. So I tried to roleplay. I was going to be his teacher. And we could practice what we would say.

Me: "Hey Mikey, welcome back to school. What did you get for Christmas this year?"

Mikey: "Why are you asking me, you already know what I got"

Me: "No, Mikey, I am pretending to be your teacher remember. She doesn't know what you got"

Mikey:"But why does she want to know? Does she want to steal my presents and make them for herself?"

Me: "No Mikey, she just wants to know cause it will make her happy"

Mikey: "Why would my presents make her happy? She has her own presents for making her happy."

Me: "It would make her happy to know what you got because your presents made YOU happy"

Mikey: "Why does she need to know if I am happy?"

Me: *sigh* "Because sometimes people like to hear what other people are happy about, because they care about them and they like them. Now let's try this again. Here I will help. Did you get any games this year?"

Mikey: "Why are you asking me? You already know what I got."

We're gonna need a lot more practice. And I'd like a big barrel of patience too please.