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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here..the other kid needs to walk away.  If he doesn't think my kids are funny, he needs to walk away.

Frankly, I think the other kid has issues if he can't take a little bit of teasing.  My kids gets teased all the time and they don't blow up or react violently.  They don't really care.  Or they laugh.

the old adage, sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me is very true.  [/quote]

Obviously the other kid is wrong to react the way he did and hurt your boys. Obviously. Nobody disputes this at all that I have seen. But, if what your boys are saying to the other kid is something that he finds hurtful rather than funny... then that is where the line is and your boys need to respect that and not tease him in that way again.  Our rule is that teasing is OK as long as the person being teased finds it funny too, but once they don't then it is rude and hurtful and it is not OK anymore. Of course teasing is something all kids do, and many kids joke around with their friends and give as good as they get, but everyone has a different level of sensitivity and this is a good opportunity for you to guide your boys through how to be respectful of someone else's limits. [/quote]

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