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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, First of all, I'm calling them "mean girls" to YOU, the adults on this board, so that's not the problem.

More importantly, my DD is well aware of what makes a good friend, what doesn't etc. Despite that she's still naive, so being a good parent, and be a bit more sophisticated than her, I really do need to find a way to steer her to the other girls, and AWAY from this one girl. So, am looking for language so that I don't talk to her about "mean girls."  And I do feel like my DD has this thing for girls that aren't nice -- maybe they are more visible or something. Anyway, I will of course, reinforce, the "what makes a good friend" talk, but I wish she wouldnt go after this one girl at all. She's truly, truly a very mean girl, yes, at 7 or 8![/quote]

Then this is a bullying issue that needs to be nipped in the bud.

People put down Catholic schools on this board, but as a public school teacher, I can honestly say that my daughter's K-8 nips bullying in the bud.  They are proactive by building in a program to address bullying that's K-8.  I know of a few cliques of girls who have weekly sessions with the guidance counselor.

[b]Kids who bully are bullied at home.[/b]  And although this is a sad fact, you can't personally handle the situation yourself.  It's a school issue.  If she's bullying one, she's bullying others.  So allow the school to look into it, as perhaps there are issues at home.

So do the straight talk.  It's bullying flat out, and kids do it b/c they're insecure and feel the need to control their environment.  Sometimes a little kindness goes a long way, too.  So if the school knows, there are ways to teach the child compassion. She's in 2nd grade.  They're still very young, which means they can UNlearn some nasty habits.[/quote]

That might be it some of the time but I know a few "mean girls" and they are actually anything but bullied but they are used to being the queen bee in their home and getting their way and they just learned to be loud and obnoxious to get what they want.[/quote]

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