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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So apparently no parent wants to admit that their popular kid is somewhat exclusive and socially manipulative - [b]their[/b] child is popular because they are so nice.  :roll:

My child is popular in preschool. She is a natural extrovert, and she is socially manipulative - like saying "you can't be my best friend if you don't...[something she wants]." Her teachers tell me she is not displaying more of this behavior than the other kids.

Who knows if my child will continue to be popular or not, and we are working on stopping the manipulative behavior, but the parents who aren't willing to admit their popular child may be manipulative are really the problem. [/quote]

In kinder, I caught DD saying "No boys allowed!" and pushing a boy who was her friend away from her and a group of girls. They all chanted it.  I came down hard on her and she learned about discrimination that day.

In upper elementary school, on a field trip, she and her friend were on a public bus and they said, "Nice shoes" to some adult wearing weird shoes and then laughed about it.  She told me about this almost bragging.  I came down hard on her for that too, and refused to accept when she claimed they were complimenting him on his shoes.

I really did not want her to be a mean girl. And I'm really proud that she's not. She's very good at diffusing a situation, or turning the conversation when her friends are bullying someone so it stops.  [/quote]

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