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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 392290"><p>I don't think you are being overprotective. Sounds like a real issue but it is one the school needs to address since you (and the other mom) are not there when it is actually happening. I do know from experience it is hard to know the whole story when you are only hearing it from your child, and the other mother is only really hearing it from her child. Kids (like anybody else) tell the story only from their point of view and I think developmentally kids have a hard time seeing it from someone elses point of view.</p><p></p><p>So it needs to be handled where it is happening. If it is only happening when an adult is not around, then clearly there is an issue with supervision.</p><p></p><p>I would talk to the school more directly and say this has become a problem for your child and he needs help in dealing with it. Go in with an open mind and try to problem solve with the teacher or someone else at the school.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what the discussions with the other mother have looked like, but if you went to her and said her son is doing such and such she may have felt really defensive. She may have talked to her son and gotten a whole different story from him than you are getting. </p><p></p><p>It is also true a lot of parents feel like kids should handle their own conflicts. This can be true especially for kids who are totally normal with no other issues.... but it also can really help to have an adult facilitate resolution.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 392290"] I don't think you are being overprotective. Sounds like a real issue but it is one the school needs to address since you (and the other mom) are not there when it is actually happening. I do know from experience it is hard to know the whole story when you are only hearing it from your child, and the other mother is only really hearing it from her child. Kids (like anybody else) tell the story only from their point of view and I think developmentally kids have a hard time seeing it from someone elses point of view. So it needs to be handled where it is happening. If it is only happening when an adult is not around, then clearly there is an issue with supervision. I would talk to the school more directly and say this has become a problem for your child and he needs help in dealing with it. Go in with an open mind and try to problem solve with the teacher or someone else at the school. I don't know what the discussions with the other mother have looked like, but if you went to her and said her son is doing such and such she may have felt really defensive. She may have talked to her son and gotten a whole different story from him than you are getting. It is also true a lot of parents feel like kids should handle their own conflicts. This can be true especially for kids who are totally normal with no other issues.... but it also can really help to have an adult facilitate resolution. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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