My son is quite immature for his age and it’s noticable when he’s with his school friends.
In order to keep up with his friends he’s recently started to show off, thinking he’s being like them but it’s having the opposite result in that his friends are withdrawing from playing with him at break and lunch as his mucking about is causing them to get into trouble.
Nothing major, just a ticking off from playground supervisors and the loss of time from play hour on a Friday but his friends seem to have had enough and, as a result they are leaving him out. He’s now getting upset that he is being left out.
School have picked up on this because he’s really not been himself the last couple of weeks in school. I think it’s partly due to him having a recent dyslexia diagnosis. One child called him a fucking retard not that long ago. I am so sorry to say those words but I am trying to give as much detail as I can.
I’ve tried to tell him that his behaviour is off putting to his friends but I wonder if I can help in any other way? He is 9, going on 10. Born in the middle of the year so not the youngest by a long way.
Any thoughts?