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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids do this ALL THE TIME. I would just ignore it. They are allowed to express themselves.[/quote]

Yes!!!  Of course!!!  Let it go, OP.[/quote]

Do you let your kids say mean things to other kids?  Would you "let it go" if your child called another child stupid?  Would you be upset if your child's friend put a note in his backpack telling him that he was stupid?

Kids are allowed to express themselves, but I hope that parents are teaching them that it's not okay to say hurtful things.  The kid could have written a note that said, "I'm mad at you, Mommy," and I would have no problem with that.  But name-calling is not okay in our house.  Personally, I would tell the kid that I understand that he was mad and frustrated, but he needs to find a better way to express that, because what he did is not acceptable.  [/quote]

I totally agree.  It's stunning that so many parents think it's okay to let a child call them names that they would not allow the child to call other people.  It's completely unacceptable to call anyone mean names, but most of all I would teach a child that we don't call our family and loved ones mean names.  Family means we are safe with each other.  Family is where we know that no one will be mean to us.  This is inviolate in my household.

I teach that it's okay to express your feelings of anger, disappointment, frustration, etc. but it is not okay to be mean or rude.[/quote]

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