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Post by willie with tan lines on Sept 21, 2017 6:43:21 GMT -8
Schools are banning best friends to protect students' feelings Members of the royal family aren't often told what they can and can't do. But just a few days into his first year of school, 4-year-old Prince George already faces a mandate: No best friends allowed. Thomas's Battersea, the school George attends, bans kids from having best friends, Marie Claire reports. Instead, teachers encourage all students to form bonds with one another to avoid creating feelings of exclusions among those without best friends. Jane Moore, a parent whose child attends the school, explained the idea on a recent episode of the British talk show "Loose Women." "There's a policy," she said, "that if your child is having a party — unless every child is invited — you don't give out the invites in class." The trend of banning best friends has been growing for several years, and it's spread beyond European borders to American schools as well. Some psychologists and parents argue kids become more well-adjusted when they have larger friend groups and can avoid negative feelings associated with feeling left out. Critics, however, say the approach robs kids of the chance to form valuable coping skills. By grappling with mild social exclusion when they're young, kids will emerge as more capable, resilient adults, these advocates argue. ... www.businessinsider.com/schools-are-banning-best-friends-to-protect-kids-feelings-2017-9?r=UK&IR=T
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Post by acptulsa on Sept 21, 2017 8:15:01 GMT -8
To protect their feelings, or to protect them from having feelings at all?
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