Bullying

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DD is being bullied by another child in school. They are both six years old and previously I was friendly with the mum. Since I have notified the school about the bullying - the mum has cut me off - blocking me etc. This does not annoy as I don’t wish to contact her personally but is this protocol now. You don’t apologise for your child, just simply aim to quieten down anyone who speaks up. The bullying has been physical ans emotional with the bully saying very mean and personal things to my DD. School have been following procedures and I’m hoping things will improve. Any advice?

Sounds awful and I hope the school get on top of it.

You sound as though you've handled it ok, so not sure what sort of advice you're after?

Hope things improve soon

You’re doing the right thing. The whole blocking thing is very immature. Ignore.

Yes that’s right. Always let the school handle it and parents shouldn’t speak to each other about it. So she is doing the right thing as speaking to you would surely bring this up and clearly she wants to follow school rules. Everything seems to be going the way it should. Hopefully the school are addressing the issue themselves.

I've just posted a bullying situation also. I'm letting the school handle it but it's awkward as I was good friends with the mum and dad. I'm contemplating asking to meet the other boys mum to hash it out in a friendly way. The other mum Blocking you and ignoring is really immature and unhelpful. I always think bullying stems down to jealousy. I hope the school do help you with the situation.

Thanks PP. I don’t think going directly to the parent helps as imo they will immediately get defensive and may object to anything said. I tried to encourage my child in standing up against the bully etc but then the emotional bullying started which I had to tell the school about. They are so young to be so mean to each other and my DD is popular in class but wouldn’t wish to hurt anyone’s feelings and this bully is monopolising on this.