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Concerned re son

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kateshair · 14/10/2021 19:15

Hi I wonder if anyone has any advice.
My son is 13 he’s up until four months ago I can’t say I never had a minutes worry about him. However he’s recently started a new school he went up with a group that he’d been friends with for years.
A few weeks ago he said one of the group was being mean to him and had stoped talking to him :-(. Then they made up abs he was happy now it’s all gone sour again with this lad and another one or two from the group being verbally aggressive to him. One even took his Calculator from him.
He’s politely asked for it back but no joy 🥲.
One of these lads pushed him but he said he pushed him back 😂.
This whole thing has made me feel
Sick awful it is. He seems to be dealing with it ok. He’s said he’s got some new friends that he’s been hanging out with but he has said that one of the old friends has tried to cause problems there saying these new friends are not his friends.
I dread every school day lately. Has anyone got any advice or been in similar situation.
I just keep saying his family love him very much but at this age I know how much kids look to their peers …

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PanicBuyingSprouts · 14/10/2021 19:27

It does sound very stressful but huge kudos for your DS, sounds he's dealt with the whole thing admirably abs the old friend seems to be making trouble because DS has simply moved on.

I'd just keep talking to him about how well you think he's handled things and just how he's feeling and what he's up to with his new friends.

2lsinllama · 15/10/2021 08:12

Keep talking to him and contact his Head of Year if you have any concerns. Sad to say but this is really common when children move schools and meet new people. It will all shake down in the end so I wouldn’t worry too much. (And be grateful he’s not a girl - girls at this age can be absolutely poisonous)

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