http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them I guess being a guy s'not so hard after all. Why are girls mean and catty to each other and what can be done in schools to stop this? My daughter's mother says most women look at each other as rivals while guys are just team players-facts of life. Opinions anyone? GreatSchools en-us TeacherParent I think your daughter's mother is on to something there - although I'd like to say that women over these past few decades have come to be a better support ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=1#comment_311884 5100.311884 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:34:33 -0800 curlysue I believe your daughters mother is correct. Girls are jealous of each other at such a young age. Women want to be beautiful ,where guys usually care about other things ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=1#comment_305238 5100.305238 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:34:34 -0800 maggie93215 Girls are mean to other girls when they are jealous of eachother!! Tell your daughter to keep being herself. all the other girls are fighting for attention from boys, from ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=1#comment_305065 5100.305065 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:47:49 -0800 mammamia My daughter, who's a sophomore says the same thing. She says most girls are catty and fake. She has a couple of best friends that are girls, but she primarly ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=1#comment_303962 5100.303962 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:05:47 -0800 soccermom7677 My experineces is that girls are mean, it that way when I was in school and I kwow it hasn't changed much since I was there. At least that is ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=1#comment_291554 5100.291554 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:38:28 -0800 tjlove Girls can be so mean to each other. I don't know if it's a rite of passage or part of learning about friendships. This kind of bullying is a topic ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=2#comment_289494 5100.289494 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:17:52 -0800 laura1967 Yes, this is "TRUE", my son, says "they are only Rivals, when it comes to girls." Being a "girl" was hard in school, 20 years ago, i can not imagine ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=2#comment_287700 5100.287700 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:11:10 -0800 curlysue My daughter goes through the same thing in junior high . It seems to worsen as they get older.Make sure your daughter keeps a high self esteem and the whathe ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=2#comment_287682 5100.287682 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:30:11 -0800 1seremen metdad:Welcome to GS community. It depends on an individual. This competition life style exists in female and male group.Help your daughter engage in activities for both boys and girls. Keep ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/287638/My-daughter-calls-them-Mean-Girls-what-can-be-done-about-them?cpage=2#comment_287650 5100.287650 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:03:43 -0800