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And if you'll forgive the wording, not to judge a book by its cover.
I also agree that it is far too prevalent.
What is grief, if not love persevering?
Grief is just love with no place to go.
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I think that it is but I also think this a book that should with a parent and child together. That way they can have on depth conversations about it.
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You're absolutely right, hsimone. I think bullying is a conversation that parents should have with children as early as possible. Most people wait until it is a problem before they address bullying. By that time, it's too late because the damage has been done.hsimone wrote:I read somewhere, maybe it was your review, Amagine, there is a theme of bullying. Bullying is also such an important topic to discuss with children. How easy is it for a child to be so worried about someone's differences that they point out their flaws to make themselves feel better? And how quickly is it for someone to laugh about those flaws? Such a great topic to discuss with children, as well.
When young children bully, adults write it off as harmless and just call it "teasing." Basically, they don't take it seriously at all. So the child never reflects on it or treat it seriously either. They think what they're doing is harmless...until it isn't.
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These are very good points, Amagine. The negativity of bullying and teasing should be taught a young age before it actually happens. It truly breaks my heart when I see a child acting so harshly toward someone else.Amagine wrote:You're absolutely right, hsimone. I think bullying is a conversation that parents should have with children as early as possible. Most people wait until it is a problem before they address bullying. By that time, it's too late because the damage has been done.hsimone wrote:I read somewhere, maybe it was your review, Amagine, there is a theme of bullying. Bullying is also such an important topic to discuss with children. How easy is it for a child to be so worried about someone's differences that they point out their flaws to make themselves feel better? And how quickly is it for someone to laugh about those flaws? Such a great topic to discuss with children, as well.
When young children bully, adults write it off as harmless and just call it "teasing." Basically, they don't take it seriously at all. So the child never reflects on it or treat it seriously either. They think what they're doing is harmless...until it isn't.
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I agree. We have our differences. Our attainment in life does not give us the ticket to judge others. We must also put in mind that we have our own weaknesses.csimmons032 wrote:I think the main lesson is not to be judgmental of others. No matter what the situation is, we never actually know what someone else is going through. If we can learn to put the judgmental part of us aside, and just see the people and try and get to know them, then you can possibly meet some new friends in the process. This book teaches us that differences shouldn't drive people apart. Differences don't make anyone better than anyone else, differences just make us human. In fact differences should make people more interesting to others. Life would be quite boring if we were all exactly the same.