No! Don't go to her school! I got picked on like that when I was younger for virtually the same thing and my mom came to school and although it made me feel safe for hte moment, I ended up getting picked on worse because of that. Empower your daughter with the information and confidence she needs to put up with bullies on her own. Tell her not to stoop to their level but to stand up for herself in a "big girl" way!
In this day and age, just being a big girl doesn't always stop the person doing the bullying.
@mandac10 My daughter is almost 8 and is picked on the same way - well she was. She's in a new school now and involved in the TAG program. The school she was in didn't even have such a thing, and she was picked on for just being ahead of everyone in her class. The new school embraces all learning levels and allows peer mentoring and offers several lessons on anti-bias and treating each other equally.
I would call and let her teacher know your concern, but also let them know you don't want her or the other children to know you were the one who brought it to their attention. Allow the teachers to take action in the form of prompting resolution through some sort of cooperation. Let the girls work it out, but without feeling like they have to because "mom's mad".
I just asked my 9yr old how she would want it handled if it was her in your daughters place she said first she want to try and handle it by talking to someone at school but if that didn't work shed want me to go to the school
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@mandac10 My daughter is almost 8 and is picked on the same way - well she was. She's in a new school now and involved in the TAG program. The school she was in didn't even have such a thing, and she was picked on for just being ahead of everyone in her class. The new school embraces all learning levels and allows peer mentoring and offers several lessons on anti-bias and treating each other equally.
I would call and let her teacher know your concern, but also let them know you don't want her or the other children to know you were the one who brought it to their attention. Allow the teachers to take action in the form of prompting resolution through some sort of cooperation. Let the girls work it out, but without feeling like they have to because "mom's mad".