Hi all,
I very aware that children need to learn to have thick skin and that I cannot rescue them all the time, nor wrap them in cotton wool. Children need to learn how to deal with times when people can be unkind. This is especially true for my children who have sen and disabilities. Life is not always going to be fair to them.
My dd opened up to me that in pe she fell over the jumping stick things (like reverse limbo) on the lowest setting. She has a disability and poor eyesight but can do some things like this fine sometimes. However depending on the activity she may struggle. Anyway the other children managed to jump the higher settings. When dd fell some members of the class apparently laughed and began making fun of her. She said this carried on into other lessons with children saying how rubbish she was etc..
Dd can be a bit wo is me at times and feels it deeply when she is teased.
I spoke to her about her strengths and ignoring them and that often people will be hurtful without realizing or that people are unkind in this life and we need to rise above. She told the teachers at the time but not much was done.
The thing is kids are like this sometimes and I'm sure the teacher has seen or heard it a million times over. I just feel so sad for dd. She is going through a hard time with her mental health and I don't want this to push her further into a hole. Its hard to hear your kids have bern made fun of and I feel especially protective as she is disabled.
The other class mums are lovely and I'm sure would be unhappy to hear there kids were doing this. But it feels a bit ott to say this to them. But I really want to in a way so the kids learn to be kinder. I'm sure the other children have experienced similar but it knocks my dd sideways when perhaps other children are a bit more resilient.
Aibu here. What would others do?
Thanks