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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no magical place with the "right" mix of kids where no one is mean at that age.  And the phones can make it worse but that's not the cause of it either.  It's the age.

I grew up in a lower-income area and in the 80s middle school was  filled with mean girls and bullies and cliques and excluding people.  7th grade was the worst year of schooling I ever had.

If YOUR child is not experiencing it right this minute, be thankful and keep your head down for now.  My kid is in 7th grade and having a great year so far.  6th absolutely had some bumps.[/quote]

But the original post is written as this is the norm behavior for middle school girls...and it isn't.  Sure sure kids experience extreme "mean girl" behavior, but that isn't the normal for the majority of girls, which is what OP and other posters are saying.[/quote]

If it is going to happen, middle school is likely the time as this behavior peaks in this age range. So the OP is not alone in trying to help her child navigate this time. That doesn't mean it happens to everyone; and it also doesn't mean it only happens to problem kids or parents. [/quote]

There are definitely girls more prone to be on the receiving end of this type of behavior, or perceive behavior as mean or exclusionary when perhaps it isn't.  The ones that have a large desire to fit in often have the worst time.   There are girls that just really don't care and are totally fine being on the social periphery with maybe 1-3 friends.  This isn't something the parents or kids are doing wrong, it is just individual personality. [/quote]

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