Incredibly important as a parent to make sure that YOUR KIDS are NOT bullying others.
And also super important to look for warning signs that your kids are being bullied.
My son had inexplicable bruises on his body. After literally screaming at him, he confessed that a kid at school had been kicking him.
The school covered it all up and tried to ignore me, but I made a big stink about it.
But, first responsibility is to make damn sure YOUR KIDS aren’t making anyone miserable.
Sad, sad, sad....
Worst is from 4th to 9th grade. Kids mature a great deal once they hit highschool, but that in between period is really bad. Was for me, and my 4 kids have all dealt with this stuff. A suicide at Jr High here from a gal with no hair, was taunted for it.... Argh, makes me mad...
Incredibly important as a parent to make sure that YOUR KIDS are NOT bullying others.
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My daughter went through it in 4 grade. I didn’t know for months. She got put in a class that had none of her old friends, but had three girls with their own little click.
She told me one night before bed that she she had no friends, and these girls were really mean to her.
I will say that the teacher and the school handled it well. In fact, they went nuts on these girls. I almost felt sorry for them when they were done with them.
They had them all bawling within minutes. They split them up into different classes, and they had to write apology letters and essays on bullying.
She actually became pretty good friends with one of them by the end of the year.
It makes a big difference in a child’s life if the parents and school stop it before it gets out of hand.