I need advice please. I am pretty sensitive to adult "bullies" because my son is autistic and my own upbringing was not very supportive. But I do not know how to really respond in a productive way.For example, when my kid was in a play co-op, I was very shocked and saddened to witness parents deliberately excluding and gossiping about another 2 year old. That kid was quite spirited, sure (He was diagnosed with ADHD this year actually). The other mothers hated him. But they went so far as to plan a class party that invited everyone except for him. We left that place in protest but I deeply regret not doing much else.I am now a room parent volunteer at my son's public preschool, PTA, etc so I interact often with other parents. I overheard some women talking about the current kindergarten class and saying how this specific child is "ruining" class because she cannot sit still. They really went off about her. I recognized the name because special ed families are well connected - the girl has some spd and is in the process of getting evaluated for an iep. Her parents are doing everything they can.I mean, It is really none of my business. I can agree that some kids are a distraction in class or cause conflict. And if that was my son's class, I would also caution him to watch out for the kid who plays rough. I would never disclose the medical history of a child to strangers. So I stood there, printing flyers in silence.It was horrible to hear adults casually say a 5 year old is "just plain bad," "hopeless," and that they tactitly allowed their kids to call her names in retaliation ("gorilla" etc). That they assume SpEd is a joke covering for "bad kids" etc. If this is the school culture then I need to step in and change it for my son's sake. But how? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2wdDh8p
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