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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you're nuts.  They're 10 year old boys, and while the other kid's reaction is unfortunate, it's WAY outside of the norm. I'd feel similarly. [/quote]

I’m a teacher. I never would have communicated to you that your son was in any way responsible for a panic attack. My contact would have been about the push and that we don’t do that, even in jest.[/quote]

Op - this is what I said to my husband. Why tell me all this detail about the kid’s panic attack?
I myself get panic attacks in enclosed spaces so I have a huge amount of sympathy for the kid - but [b]I don’t want ds to internalize that he is the entire cause of that[/b] [/quote]

But...he is? I suppose you're saying that the child has anxiety and your son isn't responsible for that piece, but as a PP pointed out, people can have all sorts of internal things that we can't see. That's a good lesson for your kid to learn, and it applies to words as well. Something your kid could take as a joke might be painful for another kid to hear. That's not to say that we have to treat everyone as if they're made of glass, but to me it means we need to be more aware about the effects our actions (physical or verbal) have on others and be willing to acknowledge any harm we cause. You see a lot on this board that people's first reaction is defensiveness, and I think that's a huge issue. So maybe you're lucky to have this chance to really instill a sense of empathy and humility in your child. The world needs more people like that.[/quote]

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