Special needs child in preschool
My kid is 3 years old in N1 preschool. She has a classmate with special needs who likes to hit others. Since the beginning of year, she has been bullied by this boy several times. What do you think we should do. Please don't ask me to change school as my girl loves this school and her classmates. There are also no vacancies around my area.
You should approach the teacher to be wary of the current situation and hoping that the hitting minimize. I had my daughter's classmate who is special need with autism. When he gets excited, he will tend to be loud and when he want to express something he will pinch his classmate by the cheeks or hands. But surprisingly he doesn't mix with his classmate much, he likes to be alone, he listen to instructions given. My daughter did complain to me and I approach the teacher. I wasn't aware of it until teacher explain it. Thereafter, everyday I keep reminding my daughter that is her special friend and her classmates special friend. Must be nice and learn to accept it. If any point he gets too excited and start pinching or squeeze hands, just let the teacher know. Another fact about the special need boy, he has to be in between two kids or he will wander around in class. He doesn't disturb his classmate unless where necessary as I mentioned. I hope this help, and if any chance that the teacher are not aware nor having difficulty to handle you may also share tips with teachers and tell your daughter so she might be able to understand more. While we don't accept bullying but as someone who has friends with kids that are special needs like ADHD, Autism, etc. I took the time to understand, learn and share.
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