DS is quirky in many ways and we worry about him socially sometimes so MH is now concerned that b/c I have talked to him about standing up for other kids when another kid calls them a name, or that name calling is bad etc that he is turning into a tattletale and MH thinks I'm making him a wimp. I couldn't figure out why said kid told me this since I have never really talked to this child before but then wondered if maybe my DS tattles on him a lot at school (since I know he mentions him at home) and this kid was trying to tattle back. I didn't really think it was a problem beyond normal 4 yr old stuff until yesterday when a kid in class who i hear about at home all the time b/c he supposedly calls other kids babies a lot and has his name on the board all the time comes up to me to inform me that DS got in trouble for trying to wrestle during storytime.
I don't want to diminish things important to them but also don't want them to be the tattletale kid at school that then has social issues as a result. How do you address it if so? We have had many talks about trying to work out issues w friends at school (and sibling at home), that telling or tattling is ok when someone gets hurt or might get hurt, but that when it comes to things like not sharing toys or calling a name (unless it is all the time), that they shouldn't tattle & should talk to the other child.
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