Originally Posted by
Bassmanbob
I've thought about this situation this afternoon. I've come to the conclusion that trying to persuade someone to respond to my greeting is controlling behavior. I'm going to focus on just offering the hello and end it there. If there is a response, fine. If there is no response, then that is up to the kids.
I'm going to edit my original post to add this.
All in good fun, there's no problem with trying for a response. Just stop short of attaching judgment of the other part(ies) for not responding, or being coercive / weird. Or don't . It's really up to you.