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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Don't accept lunch bunch or meetings with the guidance counselor and the kids because it means they are saying your child is at fault. He is immature or lacks social skills or whatever.
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I'm sorry PP, but in the third week of school for a child who has never been in an elementary school setting before, I don't think your advice is appropriate. The OP knows that her child is miserable; she knows what he has told her in terms of what has happened to him physically. But she has no other context. Seeing the school counselor and participating in social skills/"lunch bunch" meeting may be a big part of helping this child adjust to his new setting. That doesn't mean that people who engage in physical attacks should be excused or justified, but that even if this child is a victim of bullying (something which the OP does not yet know for certain), he will need some support even after the abuse is stopped. I was the one who said our MCPS elementary counselor was awesome; he was an extremely popular person (perhaps because he was a guy in a mostly female profession) and he explained to me the range of kids he worked with basically spanned the entire gamut, including a K girl who major issue was that she liked to kiss and hug everyone around her too much.

PP, I realize you may have had a really negative experience with your child's school, and I'm sorry for that. But remember that this a parent with a new kindergartener whose total school experience doesn't yet total a month. Advising her to turn her back on potentially valuable resources is just wrong.[/quote]

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