theriviera
11-09-2016, 08:55 PM
I'm so ashamed to write this, but I got a call from the principal's office because my DD (2nd grade) was sent there for mean girl behavior. She was with a friend, and they were making fun of a classmate's sibling that is physically and mentally handicapped. Thank goodness the sibling wasn't there, but other kids were, and reported it. I am not home from work yet but I'm trying to figure out how to handle this. My instinct is to lecture but I want to make sure she really understands this.
For context (but not as an excuse), she has pretty severe general anxiety that I have not reported to the school. She has been in therapy since the spring. We started meds this summer but recently switched due to spinning/manic energy levels on the previous med. I sense that she is pretty unhappy. She can also be extremely empathetic. She watches out for her youngest sister, she will hold the hand of a friend's younger sibling when crossing the street. I'm also heard her say mean things about another child with an aide in her class earlier this year. We talked about it length and we role played, giving her options of what to say and do if a friend starts saying mean things. Because that is what she says, that her friend says she things, and she is going along with it.
Ay yi yi. I can't believe this. Could use some help, wise BBB mamas.
For context (but not as an excuse), she has pretty severe general anxiety that I have not reported to the school. She has been in therapy since the spring. We started meds this summer but recently switched due to spinning/manic energy levels on the previous med. I sense that she is pretty unhappy. She can also be extremely empathetic. She watches out for her youngest sister, she will hold the hand of a friend's younger sibling when crossing the street. I'm also heard her say mean things about another child with an aide in her class earlier this year. We talked about it length and we role played, giving her options of what to say and do if a friend starts saying mean things. Because that is what she says, that her friend says she things, and she is going along with it.
Ay yi yi. I can't believe this. Could use some help, wise BBB mamas.