This comes at a really interesting time for me. My 5 year old is a Kindergartner, currently going through a phase with one of her "friends" who likes to bully her. The girl threatens my daughter with not being her friend anymore if she doesn't share her lunches, and refuses to let anyone else on the playground play with my daughter. It's heartbreaking to watch, and we're doing the best we can to give my daughter the will to stand up for herself, even while trying to keep her as sweet as she's always been. We also tend to be the parents that hang on just a little too long. Like not letting her watch certain shows, play with certain toys, and go to sleepovers. Other parents scoff, but I want her to keep her innocence as long as she can. Just 5 years old and it's already a tough life.
