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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 5th grade daughter who told me last night that a boy in her grade has recently been teasing her - saying she "likes" a certain other boy (which she doesn't, but is mortifying at this age), making fun of her appearance, and basically mocking her in different ways.  She has two older brothers who are very kind and would never treat her like this, so she's sort of at a loss as to how to handle it.  She said that she's told him to "shut up" but he just keeps it up.  I, of course, was ready to throttle this kid after she told me what's been going on - I offered to talk to the teacher, the guidance counselor, this boy's parents, etc.  She was adamant that I not intervene, saying it would just make everything worse, which I understand.

Apparently this boy goes to the principal's office all the time for various infractions, so it's obvious he's a troublemaker in general and probably not targeting only my daughter.  I said all the usual things to her, like "perhaps this boy actually likes you and has a strange way of showing it," but she insisted that's not it.  So I gave her some tactics to try, such as sarcastically laughing and saying, "whatever you say...," or flat-out ignoring him, but she says none of that will work.

Basically, I feel very upset about this but also like it's out of my control since I promised her I wouldn't step in.  Having two older kids, I'm well aware that this is just a slice of life that everyone has to go through (I certainly did), but I want to do something to help her.  I want to respect her wishes and not intervene, but was wondering if any of you have been in this situation and what you might have done to help your child.  TIA.[/quote]

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