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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m going to be the voice of dissent here (if it’s more than just bratty kid behavior). We are in a similar situation, except the girls are older (5th grade) and the “friend” lives in a nearby neighborhood. And I’ll give examples: calling my DD fat to another friend (in front of DD); calling my older DD a loser because she still likes Minecraft in 7th grade; and the kicker: making fun of/mocking my son who is autistic.

After that last one I did contact the mom. We are not best friends, but good friends and she is very involved with the school so I see her often. I knew she would be upset if she knew her DD was saying things like this, but to be honest, I really wouldn’t care if the mom in question wasn’t open to hearing about it. These things need to be called out (especially body shaming and making fun of neurodivergent kids). I was not confrontational but I was honest.

I did also counsel my DD to stay away from the other girl, and she had already confronted her about what she said about her brother. I will say that I left it alone for them to work out up until the issue with my autistic son. If the little girl in question is doing something similar, I wouldn’t hesitate to let your friend know.

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But we don’t know that OP’s “bully” said anything like that - it might just be that the girl wanted to play tag instead of family at recess all week.  And the older age in your case makes it worse. [/quote]

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