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Girls Groups to End Relational Aggression

Girls Groups to End Relational Aggression

In an article on September 21, 2011 entitled Relational Aggression, Part 1, I examined the “clique”. By the end of second grade girls begin to form tight knit little groups led by one strong willed young [...]

What Do Elementary Kids Believe About Bullying?

What Do Elementary Kids Believe About Bullying?

Two weeks ago I wrote a blog concerning statistics and what students in middle school understand about bullying. Despite having classroom guidance lessons since kindergarten, the students I surveyed in a middle school had limited understanding [...]

Bullying Statistics: What Is Really Going on in Schools?

Bullying Statistics: What Is Really Going on in Schools?

We all know that bullying in school has become a problem that is gaining increased press in recent years. At first, much of the outcry against bullying centered on the “part of life” notion that adults are feign to take [...]

15 Ways Parents Can Help: The Do’s and Don’ts of Relational Aggression

15 Ways Parents Can Help: The Do’s and Don’ts of Relational Aggression

Relational Aggression or relational bullying is the most common type of bullying children today deal with. Whether verbal, written or texted, children are exposed to relational aggression daily. Sometimes they are the aggressor, sometimes the receiver [...]

Relational Aggression, Part 1: The Clique

Relational Aggression, Part 1: The Clique

Clique is not a noise you make with your fingers. What is a clique? Girls really hate the word. Ask any group of fourth grade girls and they will tell you: “we don’t have cliques, we [...]