Are girls meaner this era than previous years?

[Anonymous]

Grant it I am an older mother but they seem meaner to me even in kindergarten. My third grader is having such a hard time at school.

[Anonymous]

It seems that girls are under a lot more pressure due to sexualization at a much younger age than in previous generations. I imagine this has a lot to do with what you're observing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems that girls are under a lot more pressure due to sexualization at a much younger age than in previous generations. I imagine this has a lot to do with what you're observing.

Why do we do this to our girls - or why do we let the liberal media do this to our girls?

[Anonymous]

No, girls are not meaner. There were plenty nice girls but, also plenty mean girls in my day. Maybe your memory has faded?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. Its just that there's no escape anymore because they're all connected with social media and texting. They're not meaner they just have more opportunities to be mean

[Anonymous]

They aren't "pleasers". perhaps, Op.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems that girls are under a lot more pressure due to sexualization at a much younger age than in previous generations. I imagine this has a lot to do with what you're observing.

Why do we do this to our girls - or why do we let the liberal media do this to our girls?

Wut?

[Anonymous]

No, but I think it probably looks that way when it impacts your family.

What I have noticed over the years is the uptick in parents ignoring inappropriate or unkind behavior from their children. If kids are not corrected they never learn the behavior is inappropriate, unkind or inconsiderate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. Its just that there's no escape anymore because they're all connected with social media and texting. They're not meaner they just have more opportunities to be mean

I agree. Social media and texting is out of control for some girls. Parents really need to keep up on what is going on especially in middle school.

[Anonymous]

I think the mean behavior actually is starting a couple of years earlier than it did when I was growing up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, girls are not meaner. There were plenty nice girls but, also plenty mean girls in my day. Maybe your memory has faded?

Agreed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. Its just that there's no escape anymore because they're all connected with social media and texting. They're not meaner they just have more opportunities to be mean

This, and a huge part of it is parenting as many parents refuse to be involved or monitor what their kids are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. Its just that there's no escape anymore because they're all connected with social media and texting. They're not meaner they just have more opportunities to be mean

This, and a huge part of it is parenting as many parents refuse to be involved or monitor what their kids are doing.

Yeah, if you read the post in Teens about an overwrought mom contacting other parents to complain about their kids, none of the parents of teens who replied were willing to consider that their kids might be acting mean.

[Anonymous]

What I've observed is that the mean girls have moms who are also mean, or a little insecure. They'd rather have their kids be the mean one than the one left out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. Its just that there's no escape anymore because they're all connected with social media and texting. They're not meaner they just have more opportunities to be mean

+1

It's constant. Instead of stuff ending when the school day is over, it spills into texts and Instagram and snapchat. So stuff that would have fizzled out just keeps rolling on.