re: 7yr Old Jumped at School - PG 9 Update

I'm sure you couldn't do something like this anymore, but I remember growing up there was a kid who always used to bully me. I was embarrassed and tried to hide it from my parents, but one day I had had enough. I came home crying to my mom expecting her to fix everything. She (my mom, mind you, dad was still at work) told me "if you let that boy bully you again I'm gonna whip you twice as bad when you get home".

Needless to say the next day we got in a fight, I fought back for the first time, and that was pretty much the end of it. It wasn't that I whooped his arse or anything, but, like you said, bullies pick on the easiest targets. Once I showed I would fight back, regardless of how beastly I was as a fighter, that was it.

I was the same as your son, real athletic, but regardless of what he's telling you, I doubt he's truly fighting back with everything he has. If he was they wouldn't still be picking on him, they'd find someone else.

Also, and I don't think this is overly easy for a parent to hear, but I'd definitely stay out of this (as it pertains to the school) for as long as you can. Your son needs to learn how to handle himself, and at this age, there's not really all that much physical damage that can really happen. I don't think there are any 7 year-olds who are gonna be caving in skulls or breaking bones. He'll have some bruises and be fine in a day. His self esteem is what's damaged, and that's something only he can fix.

I know it's gotta be the worst feeling ever, but I'd try to stay out of it personally.