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I’m the 31 year old father to my 6 year old boy. He’s always struggled with putting himself out there and making friends, he’s generally very shy and anxious and likes to keep to himself.
He has trouble bonding with other boys his age because of his more gentle nature. He doesn’t like to roughhouse and cries easily, he prefers to cuddle and chat, or to play house.
I’ve let go of the stereotypical gender roles and allow him to express himself how he wants, by wearing lots of purple (his favorite color) and we’ve been growing his hair out a bit.
Recently he came home from school crying asking me what an ‘F-slur’ (he said the full word) was. I was shocked to say the least since he never heard that word from me or his mom and asked him where he got that from. He said a boy in school called him that and a couple other boys joined in.
I asked to speak to his teacher at drop off the next day and we have scheduled a meeting next week with the parents of the other kids involved. My boy is okay since he doesn’t grasp what a word like that means yet, but this has just made me so worried about the rest of his school years. I mean he is 6 for christ sake, I can’t imagine what his middle and high-school years are gonna entail.
Have any parents/siblings/kids ever experienced stuff like this at such a young age? If so how did you deal with it and what’s the best way for me to handle this subject regarding my son, especially as he grows older?