According to my
French teacher, who grew up in
Normandy sometime between 1950 and 1970 (I assume...), you're always supposed to call people in your family
tu. This, besides including your parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents, would even apply to people you've never met before but who are understood to be
related to you. There is also a trend in
Quebec to for students to call their teachers
tu as a token of the more human relationship that students have with their teachers.
It should also be noted that in children's TV shows and movies (such as dubbed versions of Disney animations), vous is simply not used. It's always tu.
thbz: Heh, actually, this teacher did mention that as well. In "les familles très aristocratiques", she said, they still call everyone
vous.