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Dd will be 5 in February. She is in 3-6 primary class at a Montessori school. Dd has always been the teachers littel helper and is friends with everyone. Today her teacher told me that dd and another little girl were tormenting another little girl. It got to the point that the girl broke down crying. I'm not sure the full extent bc it was a brief conversation before class. I have conference with the teacher on Thursday.
The director of the school is involved and wanted to let me know that they believe dd is being influenced by someone but they are not sure who. The other girl that did this with dd is 6. Dd also has 2 neighborhood friends that are in the first grade. I've had concerns with one of them, but not enough to stop a friendship. Dd also has 2 older step sisters. They do usual sibling exclusion type play but are very sweet girls.
I'm not sure exactly what I should do? Dd was very embarrassed about what she did. I thought that dd should make a card for this little girl to say sorry. The sad part is that at the beginning of the year they were all friends. Dd thought the card was a good idea and she promised to be very nice to the girl today. I did not get a chance to talk to her much since it was at the start of class. How should I handle this? I was the type of girl that always stood up to my friends that made fun of other kids. I wanted everyone to play together even when I was dd's age. I'm very upset about this. I don't want dd to grow up to be the mean girl that makes fun of others.
The teacher is going to involve all the parents and have the girls draw some pictures today about what happened. She is a great teacher and has taught in Montessori for over 15 years. She said this was the worst case of teasing she had every seen.
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Dd will be 5 in February. She is in 3-6 primary class at a Montessori school. Dd has always been the teachers littel helper and is friends with everyone. Today her teacher told me that dd and another little girl were tormenting another little girl. It got to the point that the girl broke down crying. I'm not sure the full extent bc it was a brief conversation before class. I have conference with the teacher on Thursday.
The director of the school is involved and wanted to let me know that they believe dd is being influenced by someone but they are not sure who. The other girl that did this with dd is 6. Dd also has 2 neighborhood friends that are in the first grade. I've had concerns with one of them, but not enough to stop a friendship. Dd also has 2 older step sisters. They do usual sibling exclusion type play but are very sweet girls.
I'm not sure exactly what I should do? Dd was very embarrassed about what she did. I thought that dd should make a card for this little girl to say sorry. The sad part is that at the beginning of the year they were all friends. Dd thought the card was a good idea and she promised to be very nice to the girl today. I did not get a chance to talk to her much since it was at the start of class. How should I handle this? I was the type of girl that always stood up to my friends that made fun of other kids. I wanted everyone to play together even when I was dd's age. I'm very upset about this. I don't want dd to grow up to be the mean girl that makes fun of others.
The teacher is going to involve all the parents and have the girls draw some pictures today about what happened. She is a great teacher and has taught in Montessori for over 15 years. She said this was the worst case of teasing she had every seen.
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