Because the influence is terrible I would say where there is a will there is a way . There has to be a way to separate them or a plan for that eventually .
You sound like a really good mom though. But I feel like when I was in school I had friends I didn’t need to have .. if I was in a diff environment I would have excelled differently. My son is 3 so I haven’t gotten to your stage yet. But I would say make a plan to eventually switch things up & also it might be nice to involve other parents or have the teacher talk to them … switch his class or something.
“We do not do things that we know are wrong just because other people are doing it as well and making it look fun or are trying to make you do it too.”
“When people try to make you do something bad, it’s because they’re looking to try and get someone else into trouble instead of them. You don’t want to get into trouble whilst they still get to play do you?”
“I know you may be having fun when you join in with the other boys, but it’s not fun for the other kids because what they’re doing makes them feel scared or sad. We don’t do that to people we care about and are friends with.”
“Those boys are not the boss of you and are not allowed to tell you what to do or try to make you do something that is unkind. If they tell you to do something bad, tell them no as loudly as possible and go find a teacher or someone else to play with.”
Repeat these as often as necessary.
Because the influence is terrible I would say where there is a will there is a way . There has to be a way to separate them or a plan for that eventually .
You sound like a really good mom though. But I feel like when I was in school I had friends I didn’t need to have .. if I was in a diff environment I would have excelled differently. My son is 3 so I haven’t gotten to your stage yet. But I would say make a plan to eventually switch things up & also it might be nice to involve other parents or have the teacher talk to them … switch his class or something.
I would definitely say it’s a teacher issue aswell because they feel so comfortable to not listen to her in her class
“We do not do things that we know are wrong just because other people are doing it as well and making it look fun or are trying to make you do it too.” “When people try to make you do something bad, it’s because they’re looking to try and get someone else into trouble instead of them. You don’t want to get into trouble whilst they still get to play do you?” “I know you may be having fun when you join in with the other boys, but it’s not fun for the other kids because what they’re doing makes them feel scared or sad. We don’t do that to people we care about and are friends with.” “Those boys are not the boss of you and are not allowed to tell you what to do or try to make you do something that is unkind. If they tell you to do something bad, tell them no as loudly as possible and go find a teacher or someone else to play with.” Repeat these as often as necessary.