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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm from NY. Smacktalk is our national pastime. Sticks and stones, baby. Like water off a duck's back. [/quote]

What if it's not just unkind words though. What about when it's that weird relational aggression?

Like my kid got caught in this stupid drama with two other girls this year, where the two girls were sworn enemies at the beginning of the year and then one of them befriended my kid and my kid was like "yay a friend!" and then the other one also befriended her and she was like "oh wow, two friends, though it's stressful they don't like each other." And then the two girls made up, decided my kid sucked, and told her they didn't want to be her friend anymore and now they just stand near her talking about her but refusing to talk *to* her.

It is extremely hard not to dislike those kids, I'm sorry.[/quote]

Look, some little kids are a-holes, or go through an a-hole period. And that period may be VERY long, like multiple years, or may just be a short time. Teach your kid to walk away if people are talking about her. Why would she stand there listening to them? She needs friends in multiple groups. I've always taught my kids to diversify their friend portfolio. If one group is unpleasant to be around, go hang out with a different group of friends. [/quote]

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