Tag: bullying

My Daughter Feels Like An Outcast At School: What Should I Do?

Published: January 22, 2022 | Last Updated: January 28, 2022 By | 79 Replies Continue Reading
My Daughter Feels Like An Outcast At School: What Should I Do?

The effects of bullying and being treated like an outcast can be long-lasting. A mom wonders how she can help. 

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In the Media – Handling adult bullies who claim to be your friends (HuffPo UK)

Published: May 15, 2015 | By | 6 Replies Continue Reading
In the Media – Handling adult bullies who claim to be your friends (HuffPo UK)

Kirsty Lemare offers advice for those who find themselves face-to-face with adult bullies, either at home or in the workplace.

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My 15-year-old daughter was bullied at school

Published: February 9, 2015 | By | 10 Replies Continue Reading

Bullying, high school, placement, friends, friendship advice,

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My 14-year-old daughter was left out by a group

Published: July 6, 2014 | Last Updated: July 6, 2014 By | 5 Replies Continue Reading

A mom asks whether she should intervene when her daughter is left out by friends?

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Reader Wisdom: When your teen feels like an outcast

Published: November 22, 2013 | Last Updated: May 10, 2015 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

A young reader shares her experience of feeling like an outcast and offers advice to parents of teens.

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My teenage daughter has no friends and feels like an outcast

Published: February 7, 2013 | Last Updated: April 23, 2016 By | 14 Replies Continue Reading

The effects of bullying can be long-lasting. This teenage girl has no friends and feels like an outcast.

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Guest Post: Recipe for Creating a Bully

Published: July 30, 2012 | Last Updated: June 23, 2022 By | 14 Replies Continue Reading

Wondering what the recipe is for creating a bully? We are beginning to have some answers thanks to a new study by Douglas Gentile and Brad Bushman published in the July issue of the Psychology of Popular Media Culture.

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Mom worried about work friendship endangering her child’s emotional well-being

Published: November 19, 2011 | Last Updated: November 19, 2011 By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION  Hi Irene, I work for a business that represents some former friends. They have a nine-year-old daughter who was a BFF with our nine-year-old daughter. Over the summer, the friends offered to care for our daughter one day a week while I was at work. It all started out almost too well, with tons […]

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Mean Girls Grown Up: How Long Will This Bully Be At It?

Published: July 21, 2011 | Last Updated: August 29, 2022 By | 8 Replies Continue Reading
Mean Girls Grown Up: How Long Will This Bully Be At It?

Whatever their age, mean girls can make someone’s life miserable. Because character endures, they are hard to change.

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Middle school is tough on friendships

Published: March 9, 2011 | Last Updated: April 2, 2016 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend and I have been best friends since the first grade. Now we’re in middle school. This new charter school opened up and my friend wants to go there even though I’m not and she’s turning into a real jerk.   She’s telling me I should lose weight (even though […]

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