The other day I called my younger sister, Cassidy. She is in 5th class and easily the lowest maintenance, most gracious, 10-year-old girl I know. It broke my heart when she answered the phone without the hi Chipper normal. She said she had been a hard day. When I asked why, she told me a story about these girls in her class were teasing her since the beginning of the year. That day was worse than ever because after they mocked her, Cassidy put his head on his school desk and quietly sniffed it. The girls saw this, and instead of feeling guilty, they followed and announced: "Now it's just pathetic, you cry! I was under shock! Why are girls so mean? These girls are not old by typical stereotypes movie "Mean Girls", but without doubt these girls Grade 5 have an edge to those calculated and malicious. According to Krista Kent, a counselor at the middle school in Salt Lake City, Utah, young Girls are meaner now than they ever were and there are two main reasons of intimidation that exists in women. The first reason is to build the status or popularity, and the second is to defend a territory.
Kent said that the first signs of bullying begin in 3rd grade. The girls are trying to create so much like the "popular". The first evidence of gossip and ridicule begin around this age that girls try to be tearing others down. They typically choose easy targets or aggressors cute girls are jealous. Easy targets include girls who come from poor families, are soft-spoken, less mature, or who are socially and / or physically awkward. Jealousy tends generally be based on appearance, other friendships, perceived popularity and standing. This type of intimidation to build popularity only lasts until the college years, then emerged again to the school.
Once girls enter middle school, the motivation behind the changes of bullying. Kent said that the college girls, "Now is a territorial thing, mostly based on fear. "If a teenager has a crush on a boy and another girl saw him flirting with a land rush they will lose the status they have worked so hard to establish. They become territorial about boys mostly. Girls that age want so badly to impress the males, something that never really very important during the elementary years. Self-esteem begins to suffer during this period because females compare themselves to others. There are many contributing factors that combine to make the girls feel they must defend themselves, so if they act tough and intimidate others in May.
In High School, the girl definitely drama still exists, but the motivation to make fun of others, gossip and bullying is for the building of personal popularity and status. Girls are not looking only to impress the boys more, now teenagers feel pressure to be the best daughter, being surrounded by friends pretty girl, and have a hot boyfriend on her arm. Girls tear other girls in front of their friends to increase their social status. This is not so much a territorial thing, because they feel secure in the territory or social group, they are present, but now they want to be Known as the best girl in their "clique".
Overall, Kent said that bullying was much worse among women. It may not Catfights not be in the halls of the school, but slander, gossip and cyberbullying are at all time highs. More unfortunate is that once girls get into the habit of tearing others down, it is difficult to stop. But stop bullying is possible, the remedy is the adoption of a positive self-esteem that is not to compare themselves to others. Or, if all else fails, follow the advice of my favorite childhood movie, Bambi, "If you can not say" Nice, Do not Say Nothin 'at all. "
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Girls In TEARS Part 1
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