It’s so upsetting to discover that your child is being bullied. If only we could protect them from the cruelty some kids dish out. But what if the bullying isn’t coming from the kids, but from other children’s parents?
This disturbing new parenting trend has been labelled “social engineering” and writer Lisa Barr says it’s growing by the minute.
Barr explains that “social engineering” is when overly involved parents bully other people’s children, in order to progress or maintain their own child’s social status. If this weren’t disturbing enough, Barr says she’s come across hundreds of incidents of parents bullying kids and is so concerned she feels it may be contributing to teen suicide.
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I actually just texted another and called them out for doing this to MY kid! They actually told their son that they HATED my son and that they didn't want them playing together! They are 6! My son is devastated and I am now left explaining that even grown ups can be mean and that sometimes you need to move on from a friendship to preserve YOU.
My oldest just started preschool, so not yet. If I saw this happen, I would definitely not stand idly by.