tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post6736276944611294124..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: Bullies and BabiesFedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-9421809781359454672010-11-09T09:12:30.419-08:002010-11-09T09:12:30.419-08:00From PsychMom:
When I brought home my 13 month ol...From PsychMom:<br /><br />When I brought home my 13 month old from China in 2002, I got such a kick out of watching people interact with my daughter. She had a serious case of CUTE, and could bring a smile to old grumpy men and spikey haired 20 somethings in equal measure. I could never see my daughter's face because I was pushing the stroller but the funniest incident was when a scowling teenager approached us on the sidewalk one day. His eyes shifted to the side and down towards her as he passed us and under his breath I distinctly heard "...cute.." and a half smile came to his face. She loved teenage boys as a baby and so she would turn around in her stroller and watch them walk away, smiling and waving at them. Boys on skateboards were even more fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-48677673951093587652010-11-09T07:53:10.797-08:002010-11-09T07:53:10.797-08:00My daughters' school uses this program. I rece...My daughters' school uses this program. I recently commented about it over at a Blog about School; here's what I said.<br /><br />"I think the only character education kids need at school are empathy-promoting programs and/or anti-bullying programs. ...[A]ll grade 2's at [our] school participate in something called Roots of Empathy, where a baby from the community is brought into the classroom on a monthly basis, along with its mother and some kind of facilitator/leader. The kids are allowed to play and interact with the baby, and they have discussions about the baby's development, and what s/he might be feeling/thinking at different times during the visit or at different points in his/her development. I am not opposed to this program, because the kids seem to love it, and they become very attached to "their" babies. (You can read about the program here (http://www.rootsofempathy.org/)"StepfordTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340282997915000608noreply@blogger.com