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[quote=Anonymous]I agree teasing isn't bullying, it is more joking without realizing your jokes are hurting someone's feelings. Growing up my parents teased us all the times, and played practical jokes. It was their sense of humor and we could give and take, it wasn't mean to us although I'm sure an outsider might think it was.  I teased other kids as I had no idea it could be hurtful or that other kids had such thin skins and couldn't handle it (due to not having experienced it). As I grew older I realized I had to be selective in who I engaged in good natured teasing with, and who i couldn't, same thing with practical jokes, same thing with sarcasm. Some people see almost don't see any of that as humor...aka the 'it's bullying crowd', and other people totally get it.

OP, it could be that there is teasing in the other child's home and she doesn't realize it is hurting your daughter. I would support your daughter in speaking up and saying something back. I would also teach her that different people have different senses of humor and what one person finds funny, someone else doesn't. What types of things is she being teased about? [/quote]

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