parentingthrowaway 2mo ago • 100%
Thank you for weighing in! I'll work with my kid a bit on de-escalation (going to the teacher) and when it's appropriate to hit back.
parentingthrowaway 2mo ago • 100%
Thank you for weighing in! That sounds really hard; I'm sorry you had to deal with that.
parentingthrowaway 2mo ago • 100%
This is really helpful, thank you! Thank you for adding the point about helping the child come to their own conclusions as well. I appreciate it!
parentingthrowaway 2mo ago • 100%
This is a really helpful response, thank you! Punching was the second incident, the scissors was a few days before. My kid does seem to be feeling strong feelings about it. They're in kinder, so it's hard to get a read on exactly what the classroom's like, but it doesn't seem to be isolated to my kid.
That's a good re-framing of following up with the principal as "covering bases for when my kid defends themselves" instead of just "complaining to the manager". I appreciate your input!
The kid supposedly just walked up and punched my kid in the cheek in class, and chased them with scissors just a few days ago (corroborated by the teacher). I know shit happens, and they're a resilient kid, so it's not too big a deal. But I also want to raise hell to get this kid away from them. What's the next incident going to be? I understand the structural and societal issues here - the kid probably doesn't have a great home life, and the school doesn't really have anything they can do that will help him. Idk, just feeling conflicted and looking for thoughts.