Mean Girls (with guest author Katie Hurley)
b'Mean girls: they\\u2019re a thing, and sometimes it\\u2019s *our* girls being the bullies. Experts agree that girls exhibit \\u201crelational aggression\\u201d\\xa0more than boys do, and\\xa0girls are also more deeply upset by it. Even more worrisome: mean-girl behavior used to start in junior high; now it starts in pre-K.\\nFear not: we\\u2019ve got tons of useful advice in this episode, particularly in our interview with Katie Hurley,\\xa0author of the just-published book No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls.\\nThere is hope! As Katie explained:\\n\\n\\u201cOur daughters are not destined to repeat the things that happened to us\\u2026 especially if we are talking to them about being empathic and being compassionate.\\u201d\\n\\nStart sooner than you think: Katie says the sweet spot for impacting your girl\\u2019s friendship skills is ages 8-10.\\nHere\\u2019s links to some other research and resources discussed in this episode:\\nA Way Through, a site created by female friendship experts Jane Balvanz and Blair Wagner, helps girls in grades K \\u2013 8 through painful friendships\\nKelly Wallace for CNN: How Not to Raise a Mean Girl\\nOur sponsor this week is Erin Condren, creator of the fully customizable Life Planner.\\xa0Choose your layouts, your extra pages, your colors, your cover. We love the look of everything this mom-owned business makes and we think you will too. Start designing your planner\\u2013 and support our podcast at the same time!\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'