A boy in DD's class is a bit of a ladies man. He's already been on a 'date' with one of the girls in their class, and has now turned his attentions to my DD. It follows the usual pattern of him constantly ribbing her that she 'likes' him and doing silly love heart icons with his hands, to which my very unimpressed (and very cross about it) DD does the same gesture but then separates and scrunches up her hands and makes a face at him and says no, she doesn't like him and anyway she doesn't go out on dates because she's nine. So far, so normal, I guess, but today it escalated a bit and when she got asked out again and she said no, the boy got really cross and thumped DD and her friend on the back with a steel water bottle. They told on him, but didn't go into details with the teacher and he was put in time out for a little while. After school she was really furious about it and had a little cry and said how fed up she was with the constant attention. Normally she'd be fine figuring out this kind of school drama by herself, and I'm sure she can handle it, but part of me just thinks, FFS, why the hell should she put up with this kind of crap - already! - and I want to go to the teacher and ask her to have a word about this kind of behaviour. What do you reckon?
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ejbab · 04/09/2015 09:21
I'm staggered at how young it's started 
my dd is 9. the idea she has this to come....
I at least didn't have to put up with this till secondary. back then you just put up with it. it seemed the norm to have a boy or two in the class who did the "asking everyone out" thing.
I do hope it's something schools take a bit more seriously now.and parents.
It's hideous isn't it? Although I do remember a lot of kiss chase when I was a kid and one boy who always bothered me telling me aged eight whether or not I 'loved' him. He said if I said no, he'd tell everyone I said yes and of course if I said yes, he'd tell everyone too. I remember hiding in a corner of the playground crying and panicking and then just telling him day after day that 'i hadn't decided yet' to put him off. So sad. I had no idea that I could just tell him to bugger off and leave me along. I did end up kneeing him in the balls one day and that was pretty much that, though. 
Well I don't advocate violence but good for you
least back in our day we didn't have phones or face book.
it's going to be much harder to keep tabs on these situations now. I see the kids on the buses texting away.
your dreaming I'm afraid. those phones will likely be in a museum soon
good for your dd
Thank you! Am in regular contact with the head and will be talking to the new teacher so you knows exactly what has been happening. I think it's dreadful but tbh I don't think schools do. Someone I know just pulled her dd out of another school when a boy out his hand in her pants - head says it's one kid's word against another. 
My basic strategy is to keep reporting, getting everything logged, teaching my dd much better assertion skills, and making the teachers engage with the message they are giving out to the girls (namely that it's not such a big deal).
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