The parent, who we will refer to as M, has a son who is turning nine years old. He invited about 10 of his closest friends to his birthday party, but one notable exclusion is a kid in this friend group whom M’s son
As recently as the end of last week, M saw an e-mail his son sent to one of his friends in the class asking why Jack was pleasant to the friend but not to him.
The situation that M and his wife are facing is uncommon. As parents, we want our children to be kind and inclusive, but what do we do when one child is consistently causing problems and making others unhappy?
One parent responded, “Honestly, if another kid was bullying my kid and was disrespectful like that, I wouldn’t let him in my house. It doesn’t matter if he’s in the friend group or not.