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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here...an update. I left work a little early yesterday and picked him up from camp. He was ok...not happy...bur not crying. I took him out for ice cream and to the libray to see if he would open up about what is going on.

He said there is a bully in one of the other groups in camp who says mean things to him. This makes sense to me as we have never had a problem with the camp before and likely just one kid upsetting him. I asked if the other Kid ever hurt him and he said ..no..."not yet" ...it broke my heart. My son is very shy and hates confrontation ( honestly....what six year old likes it). I will call the camp yet again today and explain what my kid told me and hope it is ok. I know they have lots of kids they need to look after....but I need them to keep an eye out here.

Fwiw...if this does continue and I do end up needling new camp suggestions...he is at head first in Bethesda. I would hate to have to change at this point because I have always seen my son like the camp...but if the bullying goes on...I really have no choice:([/quote]

That's great to get to the bottom of it. I'd next involve the camp. I'd repeat what your son says and see what they say. They may say "we've noticed this problem and we are doing X" or they may propose a solution. If this is a very unstructured environment, you could ask to have your child moved to an alternative (my guy is at the Y and they offer a lot of different camps simultaneously). You might also find out who your son is friendly with and see if you can meet the mom(s), to set up a one on one playdate. See if having a buddy helps?

But if this is an unstructured environment and your son is shy, this environment may not be a good fit for him. He may find more structure in the day reassuring and may find it easier to "meet" kids by doing an activity near them. I was a very shy child and I dreaded recess (yup, true story!) because I didn't know how to start social interactions or get involved in games that seemed to just "being." In this case, you may want to find a camp that is more focused on a planned activity.[/quote]

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