http://brettberk.com/2009/02/04/bff-bs/ Sat, 12 May 2012 04:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/04/bff-bs/comment-page-1/#comment-799 the Countess Tobin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:14:53 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/04/bff-bs/#comment-799 Why do kids say "I'm not your friend anymore" when they mean to say "GI'm busy right now" or some such thing? Why do kids say “I’m not your friend anymore” when they mean to say “GI’m busy right now” or some such thing?

]]> http://brettberk.com/2009/02/04/bff-bs/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Teresa Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:33:43 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/04/bff-bs/#comment-766 Oh, thank you Brett! I get innumerable calls every year from parents who want me to "make those kids stop being mean" I teach 4th grade. I can keep them from being mean in my presence, but my main purpose is to teach kids how to respond to meanness. How can they deal with their mean boss or co-worker if we don't teach them skills now? Oh, thank you Brett! I get innumerable calls every year from parents who want me to “make those kids stop being mean” I teach 4th grade. I can keep them from being mean in my presence, but my main purpose is to teach kids how to respond to meanness. How can they deal with their mean boss or co-worker if we don’t teach them skills now?

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