Class Lists

[rosyred45]

How do you deal with the kids and what do you tell them when they see the clas list in the paper and they don't like someone in class?

Tara-who has yet to be dx-still debating her for inattentive-looked at the list, and frankly I agree with her. There is a couple of boys in her class that are out and out rotten to the core. You KNOW when I saw that it's bad. One's a spoiled brat that tells the entire class including the teacher that they are all liars. The other I feel for, as he comes from a complicated family. He's fine for me, I can deal with him, he's just the type that does stuff to tick you off, attention getter.

I told her that she just needs to steer clear of these two, but she is so worried about the whole class getting into trouble because of them. There are 27 kids in each class, and I don't like to ask to switch because she has to learn tolerance, but I don't know how to reassure her that she'll do fine this year, even with the boys in class

Any help is greatly appreciated. She also listens intently to others advice since Mommy couldn't possibly understand

[AnneM]

Uh oh ... school is starting!! ...

There have ALWAYS been at least a couple of "rotton to the core" kids in every single class Sam has ever been in throughout school ... so changing classes in my opinion for Tara will do no good because she will still encounter others just as 'rotton to the core' in whatever class she is put in! ... This I think is especially the case in primary (elementary) school where they seem (or they did in Sam's school) to split these kids up so that they are "watered down" ... hence the two or three in each class of 25-30 kids! ... (Better than having them ALL in one class I guess!)

BUT Tara will learn to identify them (already has by the sound of it!) ... and keep clear of them and try her very hardest to not allow them to interrupt her own day in any way whatsoever ... I think the best way to achieve this is exactly as you say Kaiti and STEER CLEAR OF THEM!! ...

Good Luck to Tara !!

[rosyred45]

Thanks Anne, she knows to steer clear of them. An incident last year with one kid: he said I (meaning ME :owas a phoney and a liar ) That is how bad this kid is.

I told her the next time he said a word to her, look at him and say AND YOUR POINT IS WHAT? And if he says something else AND YOUR POINT IS WHAT?

Better than telling your kid to tell the other to stuff it where the sun don't shine Which is what I wanted to do :oNot nice I know, but I'm being honest. I don't mind a kid being spoiled, I DO mind a kid being a brat

I think she has a good head on her shoulders enough to tell me this is what is happening, because she KNOWS I will get to the bottom of it before it gets out of hand