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Teasing
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All kids tease -- it's an inevitable part of childhood and becomes particularly common as kids enter the preadolescent years. Sometimes teasing can be harmless fun; other times, it can hurt. Knowing the difference can help your child cope better with it.
According to Judy Freedman, author of the book "Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying," friendly teasing involves having fun with someone. It's not offensive, and it doesn't hurt a child's feelings. On the other hand, hurtful teasing involves making fun of someone. It degrades and belittles other people. When hurtful teasing goes too far, it's considered bullying....
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As kids we learned that "sticks and stones break bones but names can never hurt us." As true as we want that statement to be, it just isn't. Words can be very hurtful and some kids really take unkind words others say to heart. Giving your child the tools to fight off a child who teases them will help them learn self-confidence and ways to cope in difficult situations. The best way to silence a teaser is to ignore them. This however, is a hard lesson. Work with your child to learn this lesson by role-playing. Teach them ways to walk away from the situation or use words that will keep them from coming back. Also, tell your children it is not ok for them to tease others or participate in teasing games. Let them know that teasing others is mean, hurtful and not acceptable behavior.
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