My son is 6. Since the begining of school a girl on his bus has been making fun of his name.

I have told him to tell her to stop, but she hasn't. She has also recruited other girls to do the same to him. I have explained to him that ignoring her will eventually make her stop. He recently came home and cried for an hour, said he wanted to move, and said he "can't stand her anymore". I notified the teacher, but don't know what else to do to help him.

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I hope your situation has gotten better. First, you should tell the bus driver. Second, you need to tell the principal, not the teacher and be sure to call the parents as well.

talk to the girl's parents, talk to the school and find out what type of, if any intervention there is for bullying behavior. if you don't advocate aggressively for your son, NO one will.

this problem is occurring on the bus- so that's where you need to start. sbozarth provided excellent advice. the teacher may be slightly out of the loop on this one. have you talked with the girl's parent? maybe you should try speaking to the mom. you may be pleasantly surprised...

Hi Anon,

As parents it is so hard to see our children not enjoying school and being upset. You may want to check out this awesome group for more ideas to help your son cope with these bullies.

Preventing School Violence and Bullying-community.greatschools.net/groups/11560

What you may want to do is notify the bus driver, with so many children to watch over he/she may not be aware of the situation. Ask the bus driver to sit your son closer to him so he can keep an eye on the situation. After that, I would definitely get the girls names and speak with the principal and you may also want to insist on meeting with the girls parents.

Keep us posted.

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