It's never pleasant to be teased or called nasty names, but how we handle the situation says a lot about us and the way we were raised.
One mum was left feeling incredibly proud recently after discovering the way her daughter reacted in a situation like this. Australian parenting blogger, Mel Watts, took to social media to share what happened after a girl called her eight-year-old daughter Ivie fat.
She explained that her daughter initially became self-conscious and uncomfortable, weighing herself on the scales and "questioning her body shape".
But then the youngster had a realisation - and she decided not to let the cruel words get to her. To deal with the matter, in a very mature way, young Ivie penned a letter to her school friend,