Kindergarten Bullies
Image via Wikipedia The last thing I thought I would be writing about today is bullies at school in kindergarten. But, that was before I read a post by my daughter on how my granddaughter didn't want to go to school for fear someone would make fun of her. This is not an isolated incident. She had stopped wearing a shirt because someone started teasing her when she wore it. My mother cat spirit immediately shows her hackles when things like this happen. It makes me so sad to hear stories of children being abused by their peers. Immediately, my mind starts looking for a way to end this problem. Wisdom tells me, though, that we must find a reason why the problem begins in the first place. Great minds in child development feel that bullying stems from insecurity and the need to feel powerful. I understand this, but why do kindergartners need to feel powerful? What is it in their environment that causes them to need to hurt others verbally...