Sandy,
I am sorry to hear of your situation with Nathan.  We too have come across this problem with Abby in the past.  We have always been straight forward with Abby and letting her know that she is different than others, as everyone is different in some way.  That God made her taller because she is special, and that some people do not understand that, but that is ok.  At the beginning of every school year my husband or myself have a talk with Abby's class with the teacher present.  We have Abby come up front and talk to them about differences, something like the drawing with the opposite hand.  Then we explain what Weaver syndrome is in a way they will understand.  Then we tell them that Abby really needs their help sometimes and would they like to help Abby.  It has always worked, so far, that the kids embrace Abby and come to her protection when someone else tries to pick on her.  Another thing we do is have the teacher pick a child in the classroom that is very sensitive and likes Abby to be her "buddy".  They help Abby when she goes from place to place, sits with her at lunch, and helps keep her on task in what she is supposed to be doing.  When other kids see that she may be a little different, but they don't know why it scares them.  They don't know how to handle it, just like adults, they exclude others who are different.  Educating people about what Weaver is and making them understand is key to having them treat Nathan with respect and as a friend and not bullying because they don't understand.  They are afraid of the unknown.  I hope this makes sense to you, and hope it helps.  Please keep us posted.  Hugs and prayers.
Greta Holmes

Sandy <znandra40@...> wrote:

Hi All

Since Nathan returned to school after Christmas, some of the kids in
school have started to tease him, calling him BIG HEAD! now I know kids
will be kids but it breaks my heart because he is hurting, confused and
its difficult to make him understand that everyone does not hate him as
he says, also his reaction is to 'run' and has been stopped as he tried
to run out of school several times now, a couple of the teaching staff
have done 'play therapy' to try and teach him to react in a different
way to this teasing (it hasn't worked yet) and don't get me wrong they
dealt with the offending children swiftly but I'm at a loss to what to
say to him and make him understand! I was wondering if anyone has
notice in their kids but Nathans get so angry and I really mean angry
to the point he hits himself ...he will scream he wishes he was dead
and that he too hates himself...Please any advice?

Regards Sandy xxxx

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