5 Year Old Son Picked On Today :o(

[MintMat]

My 5 year old told me today a group of kids pushed him into a tunnel in the playground at school today and were being really mean to him, he then said he doesnt want to talk about it and its a long story so I dropped it, should I be worried or put it down to kids being kids? He saod the kids got a timeout from the teacher so I know the school is aware.

If he hasn't had any problems before and is generally happy at school I'd say at most have a quick word to the teacher to check if it was just a one off game that got out of hand or if there is a bigger problem. But keep an eye on DC and if he starts to be withdrawn or reluctant to go to school, then you need to look into it more.

Also maybe arrange some out of school play dates to help him build his friendships.

Oh I'm so sorry this happened. When there's been less than ideal behaviour like this our school have said how they'll handle it. I.e spend some time talking about kind hands and kind words with the class, or do group work on why it's important to be kind to people. You might find some reassurance if you speak to his teacher?

I guess if he doesn't want to talk about it today I'd leave it, but I'd be tempted to bring it up at breakfast and just say something like "yesterday wasn't very nice, and sometimes when things like that happen to us it can make us feel things even days later. Is there anything you'd like to talk about?' if he still says no then leave the door open that he can always change his mind and you'll work through it as a team?

Thank You, I'm really worried about it, I spoke to the teacher today and they said that the teacher of the group of kids who did it is aware of it and they are keeping an eye on it. We have regular play dates which I hope helps 🥹

Thank you for the advice I really appreciate it the teacher seems to have it under control, there seems to be a few kids that are just not very nice and my son seems to be someone they have picked to not be very nice to 🥹