We try hard to encourage young people to be kind and respectful towards others. For some young people, we also need to actively teach them that they will not like everyone they meet, and support them in developing the skills and strategies they need to cope with this as they get older. It is okay for someone to dislike another person but it is not okay for them to be disrespectful. We rightly try to encourage friendships, but it is just as important to teach how to manage not being friends with someone but still being respectful of them.
Equally, it is important to recognise that not everyone will like us. That doesn’t mean we should change who we are.
