Relational Aggression

Mom Worried About the Mean Girls at Montessori Preschool

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Relational Aggression, Friendship Advice, Friendship Expert, Mean Girls, The Sopranos, Preschool, Parents News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

This year, one of my daughter's friends told her she doesn't have straight hair and shouldn't play with them. Then she started ignoring my daughter. I know that my child feels hurt and I'm concerned about her. Signed, Worried Mom

Read Post

It's Not Fair! 3 Rules for Handling Jealousy Among Kids

Signe Whitson | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Teen Friendships, Relational Aggression, Coping With Jealousy, Sibling Rivalry, Bullying, Siblings, Girl Friendships, Social Exclusion, Jealousy Among Friends, Jealousy, Parents News
Signe Whitson

Sometimes, a demand for fairness has everything to do with a wrong that needs to be righted, but just as often, "It's not fair" is kid-language for "I'm soooooo jealous!"

Read Post

Sticks and Stones: A Little Girl's First Experience with Bullying

Signe Whitson | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: The Angry Smile, Friendship & Other Weapons, Passive Aggression, Girl Bullying, Relational Aggression, How to Cope With Bullying, Bullying, Parents News
Signe Whitson

My daughter had her first heartbreak at the tender age of four. The good news is that children are resilient and can move on.

Read Post

Healthy Aggression in Girls

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women Bullies, Girls, Linkedin, The Ophelia Project, The Secret Lives of Girls, Whip It, Women and Self-Esteem, Relational Aggression, Lindsay Lohan, Ellen Page, Mean Girls, Girl Bullies, Women and Power, Drew Barrymore, Women Self-Image, Healthy Living News
Tabby Biddle

Anger and physical aggression in girls and women is typically deemed inappropriate. We are taught to deny, suppress and hide these feelings, but that's not necessarily the healthiest response.

Read Post

The Messy Reality of High School Hazing

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Relational Aggression, High School, Hazing, Bullying, Millburn, Teenage Girls, New Jersey, Fraternities, Healthy Living News
Rosalind Wiseman

Why do we take as a given that membership in a group should depend on being broken, demeaned and humiliated?

Read Post