I have boy / girl twins who have just turned 4. They have always been happy, confident, sociable kids despite my son being a bit slower to "get" things (potty training, pedalling etc). No SN but they were born at 27 weeks so hD development delay. They have attended private nursery for over 2 years and did a term at the school nursery before the summer and have recently returned for a new term at the school nursery z
In the last 24 hours my son has frequently become upset, wanting to abandon several activities stating "I am rubbish at painting", I am rubbish at "football", "am rubbish at playdoh". This happened about half a dozen times. Obviously I reassured him he is not "rubbish" and asked him and his sister who had been saying he was rubbish. They told me children at school are calling them "rubbish" and "nasty".
I feel so upset, there is a real mix at school and some quite rough families but not sure if there are a couple of children who are quite vocal / verging on bullying or if this is just a natural stage kids go through when they start interacting with kids that are "better" than them at certain things. Any tips for dealing with this? Responses to use with my son ..and should I mention it to the school?
My heart is breaking for him.
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My son had the confidence knocked out of him
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purpleshortcake · 17/09/2016 10:11
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