What would you do?

[bookswapper]

My DS has told me about a little girl at his nursery who follows the other children around but they wont play with her. They wont play with her because she is "little" and they dont like her following them around.
(Bear in mind these children are 3 and 4.)

So I have asked him if he plays with this girl and he says no because she is not his friend.

This is the second time he has mentioned about this little girl following children and it breaks my heart to think of her having no-one to play with. And that, even at 3 and 4, kids can be unkind like this (although they dont understand their actions IYSWIM.)

I have asked my DS to play with this girl tomorrow (he won't remember though). Should I mention it to the staff?

[bookswapper]

I am speaking to her tomorrow !
The child does indeed have a medical problem.

[cookielove]

how do you know the child has a medical problem? just curious?

[bookswapper]

I know from her mother

well the teachers do know about it so I have to butt out now.

However today on a nursery outing, I called her and her mum over to play with my son and I and we all played at an activity together. So that's a start.
Hopefully I can get my son to develop a bit of empathy although at 3 and a half, I may be hoping for too much.