"My middle daughter is an awkward,
artistic, often moody pre-teen. She seems to me like just the kind of kid bullies
might target. "Does anyone pick on you at school? 'I ask her. 'I'm not being bullied, mom,' she says. But I still worry."
—Claire McCarthy, MD,
on talking to her kids about bullying. To read the rest of
her blog post on the topic, visit childrenshospitalblog.org/bullying.
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