Two weeks into the school year, and my almost-tween daughter is being antagonized by another girl in her class. I want to help her deal with it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 17, 2009 - 57 answers

My 8-year-old neighbor is being bullied and his parents aren't helping -- is there anything I can do? [more inside]
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! on Jun 10, 2009 - 44 answers

When I was in elementary school, we called front-wedgies (where you pull up someone's underwear in the front, rather than in the back) 'mortons'... am I the only one to have done this, or is it something common? also, if anyone actually did call it a 'morton,' where does the name come from?
posted by chicago2penn on May 7, 2009 - 15 answers

How can I deal with a group of neighborhood punks intent on making my kids' lives miserable? Most of the information online tells parents to involve the school administration, but this is happening right in my neighborhood -- on my very street -- not in an school setting. [more inside]
posted by _Mona_ on Jan 16, 2009 - 85 answers

I see the world, and all in it, as something vicious and ready to attack me, and that influences far too much stuff in my life. Help. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 8, 2008 - 30 answers

How to grow a spine. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 8, 2007 - 43 answers