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How to handle one child's word against another?

One of my two children will come to me crying that the other child called him names and did mean things to him. The other child says that he is lying and denies doing anything bad. How do I handle this situation?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Children don't fake "com[ing] to me crying that the other child called him names and did mean things to him". They do not have the intellectual capacity, nor the vindictivness to plan and carry that out.

    But upon questioning, they can lie like the sky is pink.

    I would believe a child who is running and crying because that falls to the simplist behavior of fight/flight and to cry when there's a problem. The other child *is* a bully and must get slapped down (metaphorically). If you are in the position to admonish and dole out consequences, do it.

    Source(s): My daughter is a bully and she lies through her teeth. She gets admonished every time.
  • kny390
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    First of all look for red marks or bruising, sure sign that child has been hit. Second, you know if the child that is mean is a bully, so believe the other one.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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