Why Good Kids Sometimes Are Cruel

Why Good Kids Sometimes Are Cruel

Why good kids sometimes act cruelly. A psychologist and a school principal explain the importance of the pre-teen years in heading off mean behavior. They offer strategies for kids, parents and teachers to deal with teasing, bullying and...

Why good kids sometimes act cruelly. A psychologist and a school principal explain the importance of the pre-teen years in heading off mean behavior. They offer strategies for kids, parents and teachers to deal with teasing, bullying and other bad behaviors.

Guests

Carl Pickhardt

author of "Why Good Kids Act Cruel" and "The Everything Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline"; he is also a psychologist in a private counseling practice.

Melody Meade

Principal, Primary School,Washington International School.

Patrick Welsh

English teacher, T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Va.,
and frequent writer on issues in education.

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