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    oldbloke Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 19, 2008, 01:37 AM
    9 year old still sleeping with his mother
    My younger daughter{42} is a single mom,and her son still sleeps with her she says to reasure him, I say bulls... he is a very smart kid at school he is in grade 4 but is doing 6 grade work in class.I have just made him join a surf club to get him involved in sport as the kids at school call him a nerd and bully him so I taught him to defend himself as I'm an x commando in the Australian Army. Am I doing the right thing? Should I just but out? I have told her It is sick.

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    Oct 19, 2008, 05:23 AM

    It's wonder full idea to the kid to get stronger but don't push him too much or level he can do it just go easy on him with your mind teach lessons about to be stornge in the life and in front of the kids watch him all the time and idea about letting him play at the kids it's wonder full idea watch him from far away like coch but remember don't push him too much like soldier he is only 9 years old .
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    Oct 19, 2008, 03:35 PM

    Thanks Gara, I do not push him,just some gentle persuasion.

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    Oct 19, 2008, 03:40 PM

    Well kids should be allowed to be who they are, the nerds today will be the business leaders of tomorrow, the bullies of today will be the walmart clerk tomorrow.

    And fighting back is not the answer, reporting their behavior
    It is OK to be able to protect yourself but running away is often the best choice if at all possible.
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    Oct 19, 2008, 04:58 PM

    I agree with the person above, just not in the way of having tons of exclamation marks and caps. You can't walk away in a fight. If he was to tell someone, he would only get beat up more or made fun of more. There are ways to avoid fighting, but not having adults interfere. You should still have him tell a parent, but don't expect anything to change with that. A kid in my school always got made fun of, and when he told his mom. She came to the school and would watch her son. It only made kids laugh at him more. If he would have stood up, I garuntee it would have stopped, because most kids really don't want to fight.

    Try maybe pushing him into the boy scouts, or more sport teams.

    Chuck is right, he will probably be super rich when he's later. But for the next 10 years or so, he could have a depressing life from being made of. Smart kids can also be cool kids. All the really popular kids in my school are actually A students. However, they play football or are the class clowns and such.

    Just know, having him play a sport, will not nessecarily change him. But he will at least be able t meet other kids and they will hopefully realize how cool he is
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    Dec 20, 2008, 11:40 AM
    What the heck... I had an answer but it vanished
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