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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 203715" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>It's good you got to the bottom of what's been bothering him. Boys are often afraid to tell anyone about bullying for a lot of different reasons. But the bottom line is that it can NOT be tolerated, and for our difficult child's who have enough trouble coping, it's essential we intervene on their behalf and persist until the problem is solved. We learned that the hard way with difficult child 2 this past year.</p><p> </p><p>Kudos to your guy for acknowledging his feelings and asking for help, by the way. Maybe now he will be able to get back on track and stay there.</p><p> </p><p>As for the growth issues, we know ALL about that. difficult child 1 was stunted for a number of years because of his Crohn's disease. It's only been this past year that he's gained any appreciable inches and is now finally catching up to some of his peers. This is the first year since he was in kindergarten that he hasn't been the shortest kid on his soccer team! </p><p> </p><p>Some boys just don't start puberty until much later. husband was a late bloomer, and continued to grow in his college years. So unless there is an actual hormone deficiency or nutritional deficits due to illness (which your pediatrician can help rule out), it's likely your guy is just on a different time schedule. (Of course, if the genetics in your family show lots of folks of shorter stature, there's not much you can do about that).</p><p> </p><p>It's too bad he had to put you all through so much drama, but maybe this can be a lesson in better communication with you for the future. Things don't have to be so hard, and he needs to understand that his parents are people he can turn to for help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 203715, member: 3444"] It's good you got to the bottom of what's been bothering him. Boys are often afraid to tell anyone about bullying for a lot of different reasons. But the bottom line is that it can NOT be tolerated, and for our difficult child's who have enough trouble coping, it's essential we intervene on their behalf and persist until the problem is solved. We learned that the hard way with difficult child 2 this past year. Kudos to your guy for acknowledging his feelings and asking for help, by the way. Maybe now he will be able to get back on track and stay there. As for the growth issues, we know ALL about that. difficult child 1 was stunted for a number of years because of his Crohn's disease. It's only been this past year that he's gained any appreciable inches and is now finally catching up to some of his peers. This is the first year since he was in kindergarten that he hasn't been the shortest kid on his soccer team! Some boys just don't start puberty until much later. husband was a late bloomer, and continued to grow in his college years. So unless there is an actual hormone deficiency or nutritional deficits due to illness (which your pediatrician can help rule out), it's likely your guy is just on a different time schedule. (Of course, if the genetics in your family show lots of folks of shorter stature, there's not much you can do about that). It's too bad he had to put you all through so much drama, but maybe this can be a lesson in better communication with you for the future. Things don't have to be so hard, and he needs to understand that his parents are people he can turn to for help. [/QUOTE]
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