DS2 is 7. Aug born. Youngest in class. Has a big brother (DS1 !) who is eldest/ v. mature etc.
I'm getting and more concerned about the way I see DS2 interracting with his friends/ peers, or rather how they react and talk to him.
He is still rather a 'baby' - likes his soft toys/ resorts to sillyness & babyish squealing/language etc. However I've noticed that in a group he seems to become the butt of all the jokes and teasing because of this - lots of sarcasm/ "eye-rolling"/ and ignoring etc. He lacks confidence anyway, and it just seems like this is becoming a vicious circle.
Each of the boys had a friend round yesterday, and I ended up intervening because DS2's (so-called) friend had 'joined forces' with the two older boys and they were all making snide comments about what DS2 didn't know / liked as toys/ way he talked etc.
After they left I sat DS1 down and had a chat with him about how upset I was that he had been part of it etc.
But I'm still upset today. DS2 just seems to be the 'class joke' and it's all because he's a bit immature.
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DS2 is being teased for being 'a baby'/ socially immature - any ideas or experiences?
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NormaSnorks · 18/02/2010 11:11
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