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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course I would say something to the other child!  I have told other children that they were being unkind or that I didn't like something they said or did to my kids.  First and foremost, I want my kids to know that I have their back and model the responses that I want them to copy.  [/quote]

OP here. I totally agree.   I want my son to know that I'm standing up for him.  But when I've done that in the past (said something along the lines of "that wasn't a nice thing to say"), the parent has given me a nasty look (while saying nothing at all to their child), so I wanted to double-check with DCUM if this is okay.

My question is why do parents say nothing in these situations?????[/quote]

Teach your son to stand up for himself. This won't be the first bully he encounters in life. "Stop saying that," "That's not nice," or "stop it" are good responses. Teach your child to disengage from a bad situation, too. Why keep standing there, just taking it? Leave. Use your feet. Go to mom and say, "I think I'm done." Teach him he doesn't need to put up with it.[/quote]

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