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[quote=Anonymous]When my son was in 1st and 2nd grade, he hung out with another boy who had a lot of bad behavior (parents who were always busy and never spent much time parenting their child).  I started to see some of this boy's bad behavior showing up in my son.  So, I stopped and had a talk with him.  I told him that I didn't mind him spending time with this kid, but I didn't like the bad habits that he was learning/copying from the kid.  I told him which behaviors were not appropriate for our household and family and that I didn't want to see those.  I explained why I didn't like the language and attitude and behavior and what I didn't want him to emulate.  He understood and he started to adjust his behavior accordingly.  He hung out with this kid through 2nd grade, but by the end of 2nd grade, he decided that he had other friends and he started not liking the behavior of the other kid.  Now, years later, they are acquaintances, sometimes see each other and sometimes hang for short periods, but no longer really friends.

So, a suggestion is not to limit the interaction, but to identify the behavior that you don't like and don't want to see and let your DD decide how to handle the issue.  She can opt to spend time with the other person without emulating their behavior or choose to wean herself away from that friend.  It's a good life lesson on how manage friendships and interactions.[/quote]

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