6yo being picked on in school

[Mommuetianangel]

My 6 y.o. daughter is talkative and quite articulate. She loves to talk. But most of her peers have begun to mock her and call her names(annoying, irritating e.t.c) She is getting sidelined by most of her peers. Also, they have started calling her childish and still a baby! I mean last time I checked they were 6 right? How is a 6 y.o supposed to behave? Like a grown up? Seeing her face rejection and ridicule from her peers is breaking my heart😔 What do I do? I practice positive reinforcement with her but there is only so much she will retain especially when it comes to advise from a parent. I don't know what to do😔

Speak to the teacher/TA or higher if needs be and maybe they could address it ie intervene, teach the children about kindness and not bullying, support your dd in class. Speak to dd yourself about how to respond to mean comments ie standing up for herself. Have a look at resources for helping young children manage bullying (sorry I dont know specific ones but know there’s a lot of good ones online to give you pointers). Keep building dds self esteem and confidence in herself -maybe consider a martial art class to build confidence ?

You speak to school this morning when she goes in and tell them that children are making fun of her, copying her. You can easily hand over a letter about the name calling and who is doing it too. Drop off is usually more busy as the day is starting so you can ask for a meeting after school but definitely mention it immediately so they can start to put measures in place to stop it.

Your school should have a bullying policy on their website, read it, see what they are meant to do to stop it. Keep a diary from now on about your DD's day when she comes out of school but also get her to tell a teacher or TA when these things happen so it can be addressed immediately which is better when they are young because they forget that they did something.

Follow up with an email to confirm anything you verbally say to the school so that there is a paper trail. Hopefully school should come down on this hard and stop it dead.