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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely not. Its just that there's no escape anymore because they're all connected with social media and texting. They're not meaner they just have more opportunities to be mean [/quote]

This, and a huge part of it is parenting as many parents refuse to be involved or monitor what their kids are doing.[/quote]

Often because those parents are all connected to their social media as well!  So sad to eat out and see entire families on devices, not talking...

I do also think the oversexualization and earlier sexualization of girls is a huge factor too.  5 yr olds take "selfies" and know to pose with their fingers up and tongues out.  And we don't even have a t.v. in our home so when our DD was 5 she didn't see those images in our house (not on computers in our home either).

And everything is happening earlier.  Parents are anxious for their babies to lift their heads, turn over, crawl, ahead of everyone else. Not all parents, but too many.  All these factors figure into the pressure on kids and the negative influences.

And while insecurity is one of the oldest causes of being mean, the stakes are so much higher for younger girls around looks and unrealistic bodily expectations.  My 8 yr old told me today that one of her good friends at school was crying because another student told her her dad was ugly.  I don't EVER remember the meanness going to that level when I was a kid, and I work with kids and all the veteran teachers will tell you it IS getting worse.[/quote]

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