One of my mindees age 8 always brings her mobile phone with her. She's very attached to it and takes it everywhere. However if there's any little fallout with the children she's immediately texting her mum or dad. At the park a few weeks ago one of the boys chased her with a worm. She was really upset, but after I told the boy not to do it and he apologised to her I thought it was forgotten. Ten minutes later mum and dad turn up at the park to meet her and walk her home. She had text them to get her and said the boys were picking on her. I explained to the parents that I thought the situation had been dealt with and she was ok.The other week dad had a word and said she had called him from my bathroom to say another child was strangling her. Another exageration that was settled in a few minutes. Yesterday at the park the children were chasing each other. One of the boys laughingly picked up the girls bag and ran off so she would chase him. She laughed and it seemed all of it was in good humour. Next thing she's ringing home sobbing down the phone how everyone is picking on her. Ten mins later they were all laughing and playing together. Now I've told the parents that it's all every day children stuff, not a bit of bullying going on whatsoever. But they insist she has the phone for emergencies and I can hardly say to her not to tell her mum and dad things. It would make it look even worse. Not quite sure what to do. xx
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