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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a fifth grade teacher at a private and I’m also a parent. There’s little we can do at this age other than make sure that students treat each other kindly and respectfully in class. We have parents calling us and asking why their children weren’t invited to parties or out trick or treating. [b]Some of my colleagues have tried to intervene in these situations, and zero of these interventions have resulted in friendships being formed. [/b]If your child is being bullied, by all means, call us. Otherwise? You need to teach your kid to find their people and develop thicker skin. Not everyone is going to be your friend, and this is only going to be more apparent in middle school. Your daughter needs to develop more confidence and resilience or she’s going to really struggle in the coming years. [/quote]

NP. I’m interested in your opinion as a teacher and parent. I am a parent at a private school - 5th grade son, 60 odd kids in his grade. I have learned a lot about the breadth of parental opinion when it comes to when, how, why parents expect the school to intervene with social conflicts. Some parents want their kids to work it out. Some parents want the parents to work it out and take pains not to let the school know. Some parents want the school to handle it completely. Some parents content themselves with gossiping to other parents and posting cryptic posts on social media.

Do you think kids today are able to cope with social conflict as well as they used to? If not, is it us (the parents), social media, less unstructured time, or something else? [/quote]

I'm not the teacher PP, but I would think the variation is because they're parenting different kids who have different challenges and the specifics of each conflict is different. You're reading too much into it.[/quote]

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