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Stop the Huffing!

I get a text in the middle of the school day from my 15 year old daughters friend, which immediately gets my attention and raises some level of concern: She simply states a boy in her class is sniffing white out. Yes reader, you read correctly, sniffing white out — and in class to boot. This alarmed her enough to reach out to me. She texted me that she was angry at the boy for doing it.

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What I taught my kid about being nice set her up to be a victim of bullying!

My 9 year old daughter is starting third grade in a new school. I hear through the grapevine that the children in the class have been together since first grade, and although they are nice, they are a bit competitive. So over the summer I gently coached my daughter about making new friends. I suggested that although she is a newby herself, she should also reach out to the other new kids in the class.