Relational Aggression

Behavior that is intended to harm someone by damaging or manipulating his or her relationships with others.

Never heard of the term, relational aggression? Most likely not. In fact, the major reason youngsters today are suffering under this kind of social bullying is that most of us adults not only, have never heard the term, but also believe that growing up is supposed to be painful. Fat kids are supposed to be made fun of; there has to be a popular clique that looks down on the masses; there's always a funny looking kid sitting alone, shunned on that far lunchroom table.

This blog provides the opportunity to examine these assumptions more carefully and see the impact of accepting as normal what we've termed, "the jaws that bite, the claws that catch."