"The PLAN".......take the punk out back and scare the CRAP outta him!

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4Pack - Good to see something got resolved.

Keep this thread open. I want to see how it turns out.

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i wouldn't say it's resolved by any means, zombie. we're still dealing with this on a daily basis. the lil terror can't go on the playground - for how long, i don't know - privacy. then yesterday, some other kid pulled cory's hair, pushed him to the ground face first, & twisted his fingers back. cory had his eyes shut the whole time cuz he was waitin to get kicked or hit.

so, last nite, we made the tough decision to tell them both that the next time it happens, they are to turn around & either hit or kick the other kid as hard as possible. i know it's the 'macho' thing to do but imagine looking into the eyes of two 2nd graders & telling them to punch some other kid. it sucked beyond all suckage. but we told them they have the absolute right to defend themselves & that we were doing everything possible to make sure it gets fixed but that it's their turn to stand up for themselves.

so...this should be real interesting.

If I were you, I'd put Cory in either a boxing or jiu-jitsu class.

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their step brother did karate & he made it thru school relatively unscathed. there are alot of programs around the area so i think i'll look into it. thanks for the reminder, zomb.

Definitely look into it, 4Pack. It will do wonders for his confidence.

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Chippin' in real late.

I wasn't really a cool kid in school. High school and before that. I wasn't exactly a social butterfly, either, with the social anxiety disorder and all. All the ingredients for being bullied in this day and age.

Not once did I get bullied, though.

Your kid has some special qualities, I'm sure of that, we all do.

Mine was, as hard as that might be to believe, humour. Like I said, I wasn't that strong socially, but I got the right people on my side. There's always the one big guy in elementary school. He thought I was hilarious. I became the 2nd hand man pretty fast in that class. Being slightly more intelligent that him, as well, meant I was in charge. As the nerdy kid, with the nerdy hair, who really didn't dare to talk back to anyone, teachers and kids alike.

But that's enough about my time as a manipulating little bastard.

The thing that helped me most was elementary school diplomacy.

I had my smarts going for me.

I befriended a huge guy.

I did the talking, he did the intimidating.

A bit like in those children cartoons, really.

We didn't bully anyone, but it was sort of a defensive pact. Helped me immensely.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/10/08/bullying.health.effects/index.html?hpt=C2 

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thanks kev. that's exactly why i'm doing everything i can to make it stop. i sure as hell don't want either of my kids ending up like that & i will do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn't happen!!