A recent study conducted by Brigham Young University suggests girls as young as three or four will use manipulation and peer pressure to get what they want. They regularly exclude others and threaten to withdraw friendship if they don’t get their way. They are mean girls in training. The popularity of the movie Mean Girls gave a public voice to something that women have known for years: girls can be cruel. But the way girls dish it out is very different from the physical aggression displayed by boys. Girl on girl aggression may involve dirty looks, aggressive body language, and passing hurtful notes. Girls can say a lot without saying anything. Since it’s mostly non-verbal, it’s hard to discipline. Why is it girls treat one another this way? Even more confounding, why do they want to be friends with girls who would treat them poorly?
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