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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the whole thread but Op you mention "guiding them". Kids monitor this for other kids. One kid gets known as a bully and they are avoided. Behavior is checked by other kids. Really afraid of someone? You avoid them, you learn how to stay in a safe space. These skills (unless there's actual physical harm) are important skills. And this isn't learned with adults "guiding them"[/quote]

Nope. Kids need guidance on social interactions. Not just bullying but other issues. They don't naturally "check" each other in a productive way. Sometimes they do, other times they do things like involve themselves in something that has nothing to do with them or pile on in a situation where that will make a conflict worse. Kids' instincts are not always correct, even when there isn't an update immediate physical threat, and they go in fact need guidance and correction sometimes.

Your method also assumes every kid on the playground is neurotypical, is having all their physical and emotional needs met at home, and have decent role models for appropriate behavior. This is almost never the reality.[/quote]

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