Knew this would happen re dd's large front teeth

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I knew it was only a matter of time until dd got the piss taken out of her because she has goofy teeth. she is a gentle soul. i am handling it the way we are supposed to ie not get involved, talk to her and told her she needs to stand up for herself (this girl has recently been made to sit next to her in maths, she is doing it, in quite nasty way too). told dd that if the girl thinks she is hurting her then she will do it more and if she does she should tell the teacher. what i REALLY want to do, although won't as not meant to, is approach the parent if the girl keeps doing it politely asking her to ask her lovely dd to stop. just wondered how you lot might deal with a similar situation, cheers

My brother and dh both had big teeth at school (grown into them now) and both were bullied - I'm worried about dd but her baby teeth are fine so time will tell! Sorry for what you are going through.

Do you know the mum? Parents all react differently to these things, personally I would like a parent to tell me (nicely) if dd was upsetting another child and I would have firm words with dd. Not all parents would react like that. I am aware that girls can be bitchy and realistic so don't think too badly on the other girl. It is part of school life and if it wasn't for her teeth, it would be something else. Work on supporting dd and boosting her confidence. And lots of cuddles.

Good luck.

I'd speak to the teacher and ask if the girl being nasty can be moved. It's bullying, and whilst it's part of school life, it doesn't mean that it's acceptable. There will be policies in place to deal with this.

thanks ladies. dh thinks i should not get involved and i know the school protocol is to approach the teacher and NOT the kids carer/parent. i have chatted to dd who seems ok about it. i hope i have installed it in her to casually tell the girl to back off next time she does it and that if the girl retaliates to tell her you will tell the teacher and me. put it this way, if it carrier on and the teacher doesn't have any impact then i will find out who the mother is and say someting (unconfrontationally) to her. i know kids can be mean to each other, they seem to pick on anything different ie hearing aids, glasses, eczema etc. if i had my way i'd like to go up to the little girl and tell her to back off but of course in this day and age there is noway i could do that although some kids could do with being verbally put in their place, not enough of it me' finks'

How old are they?

Honestly, speaking to the parent is not the way to go. These incidents are happening in school, therefore it's the school's responsibility to stop it.