Neightbours son

[dancingmand]

My godson has just started high school and is getting on really well. The issue is the boy who lives down the street who has become rather attached to him. As they live so close to each other they walk to school but the other boy has behavioural issues and seems to see my godson as his keeper.

Now he is having issues with his friends as a result as they don't want to hang out with this boy. However, there is no way to 'ditch' him and my friend is unable to speak to the mother about the situation. What can we do to protect my godson and not get into a street war. My friend doesn't want to end up parenting this child and even if she took it upon herself to do so the behaviour issues with the other child in School and his attachment wouldn't be resoved.

What can we do?

It depends on what the behaviour issues are ? Can’t he talk to his friends and them to be more tolerant ? Surely this boy can’t be that bad.

Ds had to have a very awkward conversation with a boy he walked to school with, who had shouty outbursts if anyone else tried to even talk to Ds.

Ds just explained you cannot treat people like that and I don't want to walk to school with you. He also told his head of year before that conversation with the boy in case there were any issues. He also timed it that they were almost at the school gate in case his response was aggressive or violent.

Could your Godson do that? Confide in a teacher, tell the boy just before they get through school gates?

I also picked Ds up from school that day too and gave him a lift there and back for the rest of the week.