I'm with Austin here. DS13 is very pessimistic about adults ability to intervene. I think that a 'out of the blue' thing is different than a pattern of misbehavior (bullying.)
DS13 assures me that he has been in this situation plenty of times, and he has learned not to get in the middle unless he is 'prepared to accept the consequesnces.' He says that when he says: 'Sorry, I would have liked to have helped you, but there really wasn't anything I could have done at the time' than the other victim-kid has been understanding.
I wasn't happy to hear all this, but I think that it 'is what it is.'
My son is tall for his age, but definitly not as strong as same sized kids who are 2 years old. It just isn't happening. I do like the idea of verbal interventions, and if it is a pattern that becomes a different thing, but sadly, Ds's perspective is 'boys will be boys.'
((pout))
Grimity
