I'm new to this so please bear with me!!
Having a bit of trouble with our son in year one. He has a habit of hitting and kicking other children in his class. It actually started in reception but has continued this year. The school is getting complaints from a couple of parents, one in particular, who happens to be his best friends parents!! Oh and his best friend is a girl. (infact most of his friends are girls, he doesnt like the boys)However these parents are not the niceset of people and have been upsetting my wife by questioning her parenting skills and veiled threats to the school about 'sorting it out themselves'. I am not condoning my son's behaviour in any way and we are devastated by the trouble being caused. We have spoken to the school and are prepared to do anything to get this sorted. He is a good natured polite clever boy for the most part but i do believe he is at the end of the day 5 years old. i have read other thread where the word bullying is used and i guess it is a form of it but its not a word that 5 year olds in my opinion totally understand. We continually tell him its not right to hit or be mean and he agrees but still does it!! With little remorse when told off. I think the school think its normal 5 year old boy behaviour and are dealing with it but the parents of his best friend are not happy and want action. any suggestions?