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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8th grade ds is having a tough year. Kids are teasing him and making snide remarks to him. He moved from private to public school this year. But he had some friends in town so he knew people. It’s hard for me to tell if he’s being bullied or outcast or if he is just being sensitive to middle schoolers being rude middle schoolers. Like he said he will say things and some rude boys will say, “no one cares” some girl called him “Billy badass” today in response to something he said. I can’t tell if this is normal [/quote]

I never understand why people start with DCUM on something like this, instead of starting with their DS's teacher(s)?  That teacher has far far more specific and relevant and real info about the dynamics in the classroom, how OP's DS comes across, and what has worked best in that environment for countering it.

Sure, not all teachers are great at really giving useful answers, but it still should ALWAYS be the first person/people you talk to after your DC tells you they're struggling and describes their struggle to you.

DCUM is amazing for general advice, but anytime I bring my concerned parent questions to DCUM, it's usually with more info about what the teacher or whoever the adult that is most connected to the issue said when I talked to them or what happened when I tried to talk to them.[/quote]

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