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"I got in a fight with a girl today," my five-year-old daughter announced after her first morning of day camp.
"Really?" I said, surprised. "What was it about?"
"Well, she said everyone had to listen to her and do what she said. But I said they didn't. And she was mad."
"Oh," I said, secretly pleased. "Well, did you two not get along after that?"
"Oh no," she said. "We got out of the fight later and played."
Even now, my little Punky is dealing with wannabe bullies. It's cute now.
It's not so cute when our kids get older.
Do a quick search and you'll find that stories of middle and high school bullies abound on the Internet. And most of them are anything but cute. We discuss a few of these stories on this week's Backtalk. And we also ask the question of when parents should step back and let children work it out on their own, and when parents should step in and make sure the proper actions are being taken. Check it out, and if you'd like to know more, here are the blogs that were mentioned during our program...
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