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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's absolutely totally insane.

–Mom of the popular kids[/quote]

I tell my kids if a child refers to himself as popular, it's a euphemism for assholes.  Okay, I don't say those exact term but you get the idea.  If you are going around classifying kids one way or another, you're an asshole as well.  Kids grow in different ways and take on different personality.  Learn to be inclusive without all the weird labels people.  In real life, we have to learn to work with all sorts of people, and if your child only knows how to handle one type of person, you are doing him/her a disservice by propagating such nonsense.  [/quote]

I do think it’s inportant that, if your kid is popular, you teach him/her to use that power for good not evil. There was no doubt that my DS is popular and has been for several years now. I try to emphasize with him that he can and should use his social capital to include rather than exclude and to help create a nicer environment. Popularity is nothing unless you use it, and the “rules” permit you to use it in a positive way. [/quote]

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