There again, the physical side of troubles at the classroom and school yard may be the minor aspect of the overall "happiness" in modern captive mandatory education.

Mind games, mainly words, taunts, and threats, were the main part of interactions for me at school, and with different games for different positions on the pecking order, of course. Actually, a wannabee bully can be bought off, sometimes, help you in your own capers, getting up on the (anti-)social ladder. (wink)

A smart kid can find so many ways to punish parents, if so maliciously disposed, it's really not even funny.

Oddly, the more the parent *cares* the more punishment they are at risk of receiving. Laissez faire?

It just occurs to me that most of the time, sand lot/alley physical injury and abuse at are really at the tiniest end of the overall problem, for both parents and children. There are forms of unavoidable mental-based posturing and abuse, and it's a two-way street.