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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.
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.
My 15-year-old daughter was bullied at school
Bullying, high school, placement, friends, friendship advice,
My 14-year-old daughter was left out by a group
A mom asks whether she should intervene when her daughter is left out by friends?
Reader Wisdom: When your teen feels like an outcast
A young reader shares her experience of feeling like an outcast and offers advice to parents of teens.
My teenage daughter has no friends and feels like an outcast
The effects of bullying can be long-lasting. This teenage girl has no friends and feels like an outcast.
Guest Post: Recipe for Creating a Bully
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.
Mom worried about work friendship endangering her child’s emotional well-being
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 […]
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.
Middle school is tough on friendships
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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