“I bite L on the arm. I hit L in the face.”
Needless to say, I was a little concerned. So, I spoke with her at length about the importance of kindness and tolerance (“not that you want to be a push over,” I was sure to mention) and the importance of keeping your hands, and your teeth, to yourself. She seemed to understand me, she cried a little, and then we sat down to watch a movie.
Today, when I dropped her off at daycare I asked her teacher about these supposed behaviors. S looked positively surprised.
“No! I have never seen her do those things. She is very good with the other kids. I mean, sometimes she will push back, but that is normal.”
Well, at least we don’t have to worry about her being a pushover, I thought to myself.
“Okay, well I was just checking. She said something about biting and hitting, and I wanted to make sure that she isn’t beating up on the other kids.”
“Absolutely not!” S said looking appalled and a little offended.
So now, here is the new problem that I am having. Either Bronwen is lying about biting and hitting, making her a little sociopath, or she is a bully. Either options is a little upsetting. I think I will pick the third option, she is probably just fighting back. I mean, just check out that bump on her head. These kids can be brutal!
1 comment:
My poor baby! She's smaller than most of the other kids so they think they can bully her.
Are you sure she is in the right day care?
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