What to tell your kids when others call them a nerd

In this video, Wil Wheaton offers some of the best advice I’ve heard for kids who are being called nerds or otherwise made fun of at school.  The video itself is a bit old but worth watching for any kid going through this at school.  Perhaps the best quote:

“When a person makes fun of you, when a person is cruel to you, it has nothing to do with you. It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves.”

Wil recently commented on this video on his website, including some quotes from the parents of the kid who asked him this question.

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