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Tough question. I have told Ava that she should ignore rude comments or putdowns and walk away. As far as physical bullying, I told her to tell her teacher. in the First grade she had a fellow student tell her he was going to stab her with a knife. He also made sexually suggestive comments. I told her to always tell her teacher in those instances. (He eventually was expelled from that school due to other factors.) She is pretty quiet and shy, for the most part, so this issue concerns me, but there are times when she really speaks up for herself. One tme she was in the middle of two girls who were fighting over her (typical second graders), and she came to me and said that she wanted to talk with her guidance counselor. I was pretty proud of that.
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Just a small person
But a soul there
Eyelashes of fairy dust
We wrap you in our arms
Sleep sweetly
Precious angel
Close those eyes and rest
We are here with you
(For Eleanor)
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