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

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]

Ok so your kid lacks empathy and likes power -which is age appropriate and something normal that many kids grow out of as they learn to either feel for others or understand the consequences.

Some kids have high empathy and are extroverted, these kids are often popular because they are nice. The difference between a popular nice kid (call them A) is that these kids have lots of friends and easily mix in and out of different groups. Exclusive popular kids (call them B) have a defined circle of friends where others want to be their friends but the popular kid doesn't interact with them. (A) are driven by being extroverts, they feed off the activity (B) are driven by power, they feed off controlling others. [/quote]

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