To think a 4 year old can be a bad person

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My friend's child is being bullied in reception. I was discussing this with a group of mum friends and I described the girl as horrible. The group I was with were appalled I would describe a 4 year old like this and said the girl obviously has issues at home or SEN and her behaviour is not her fault at that age. My own daughter was bullied in reception by a boy who locked her in the toilets, pulled her hair, called her names to mention a few things. He has grown up to be an awful 12 year old, no SEN issues. I don't know his full family history but his mum and younger sister seem lovely. I just think some people are horrible and that can include 4 year olds.

Oh I know!

I've met kids in NURSERY that I've known were destined for a life of crime and disaster! The most memorable of them, a lad who is now 14-15, I recently found out is now in a young offenders institute!
Some people ARE just arseholes, and in my experience, that can start at a very early age.

This thread is so interesting, sorry, place marking as my watch function often lets me down.

It sounds like you're one of them if you wrote children off at nursery age tbh

And she wasn't wrong was she?

@MumCanIDoThat and that's your response to somebody judging and writing off a four year old???

Children often live up to our expectations of them (good or bad). If you see a 'bad' child (as opposed to 'bad' behaviour), you're helping to create one.