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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 432767" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Have you ever watched the movie Mean Girls? If you believe it is appropriate for Duckie (I don't remember the rating) let her watch it and talk to her about how some girls are just mean, that it is more of a self esteem issue to make themselves feel more important. It may not be age appropriate now but keep it in mind for in a few years.</p><p> </p><p>I hate the fact that kids seem to be getting meaner and meaner at younger ages. I would talk to Duckie about always doing what is right no matter what others think or say. Tell her she is an awesome kid with a good heart, she knows that it is wrong to behave like that and she can work hard to not fall into that trap.</p><p> </p><p>The teacher may have been giving a general "I am fed up with the behaviors of the class lately on how we treat each other - especially with talking about each other" (Spring fever has many undesirable behaviors in the school yard. Sometimes teachers get so many complaints that they just have to have a, "O.K., let us ALL look at what is going on here speech.). Duckie picked up on the talking about each other because she felt guilty about it. I don't think a teacher would wait until after a weekend to talk to a student - I think it was her way of getting all the kids to reflect on what they are doing and the consequences.</p><p> </p><p>Tell Duckie not to be worried about the teacher. If she is "called in" that she should remain calm, explain what happened and tell the teacher she is sorry. I don't think she will be "disciplined". Tell her that it would give her a chance to tell her side of the story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 432767, member: 5096"] Have you ever watched the movie Mean Girls? If you believe it is appropriate for Duckie (I don't remember the rating) let her watch it and talk to her about how some girls are just mean, that it is more of a self esteem issue to make themselves feel more important. It may not be age appropriate now but keep it in mind for in a few years. I hate the fact that kids seem to be getting meaner and meaner at younger ages. I would talk to Duckie about always doing what is right no matter what others think or say. Tell her she is an awesome kid with a good heart, she knows that it is wrong to behave like that and she can work hard to not fall into that trap. The teacher may have been giving a general "I am fed up with the behaviors of the class lately on how we treat each other - especially with talking about each other" (Spring fever has many undesirable behaviors in the school yard. Sometimes teachers get so many complaints that they just have to have a, "O.K., let us ALL look at what is going on here speech.). Duckie picked up on the talking about each other because she felt guilty about it. I don't think a teacher would wait until after a weekend to talk to a student - I think it was her way of getting all the kids to reflect on what they are doing and the consequences. Tell Duckie not to be worried about the teacher. If she is "called in" that she should remain calm, explain what happened and tell the teacher she is sorry. I don't think she will be "disciplined". Tell her that it would give her a chance to tell her side of the story. [/QUOTE]
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