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Bullying in Kindergarten?
According to the Oct. 10, 2010 article, “The Playground Gets Even Tougher,” in The New York Times, signs of bullying may be starting at a much younger and shocking age—or we may just be noticing it more.
Both cyber bullying and school bullying are very talked about topics in the media right now. It’s hard to differentiate whether or not these instances are in fact more frequent and out of hand, or if they are just being reported at an all-time high due to the attention they are receiving.
It seems almost hard to believe that there are “mean girls” in kindergarten these days. This article states that a victim, Scarlett, was excluded from hanging out with some of the girls because her clothes were cheap and uncool, and she couldn’t be a part of the band the young kindergartners were forming.
Scarlett’s mother reports that she was threatened to be physically hurt and during recess, a mean girl, Lila, crossed her arms and told Scarlett she was “watching her.” Scarlett’s mom says that it was not until middle school until she experienced the issues that Scarlett has to deal with every day.
According to a survey, 67 percent of parents worry that their children, between the ages of three and seven, will be bullied in school. Girls at this age are greatly influenced by their peers and what they see on television. When they notice on shows, like Hannah Montana, that popular girls are mean, they then take that behavior to their own life and classroom.
It is vital for parents of young children to teach and act in a way that is appropriate for their age. Kids are obsessed with growing up too fast and it is becoming an issue that’s causing a lot of problems for this generation. It is now becoming a lot more important to start educating young girls about the repercussions of bullying and how to eliminate it from the classroom and playground.
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