The couple next door to me are foster parents. They’ve recently taken in a six year old child with severe, profound burns. The child is disabled and her face is disfigured.
We’ve got several kids similar in age living close by. My neighbors have been really distraught that the kids don’t play with the burned child and some have even bullied her. She is in a support type group at the children’s hospital but it is not burn survivor specific and CPS has not given the family any meaningful resources to help her socialize.
I used to be a classroom teacher and some parents pay me to do homework help. I had a group of kids over the other day, the burned child among them, and they totally ostracized her. It was heartbreaking. She is partially blind and they take advantage of her blindness.
When the parents I knew well enough came to pick up their kids I voiced my concerns privately, basically saying I thought we should come together as a neighborhood to try and make sure this girl feels included.
The parents either blew me off or straight up said versions of “I don’t want my child to be scared by talking to them about things like life altering accidents.” “It’s not my responsibility.” “They’re too young for that right now.” Etc.
Not only are my neighbors good friends who I’d like to help in any way I can but I also feel deeply for this child who has already been through enough.
This girl has no intellectual differences and badly wants to make friends. She attends a school for those requiring additional care during the day and while she does have friends there, they don’t live nearby, and most aren’t in a position to come over and play without lots of advanced planning.
Anyone who has insight into integrating children with physical special needs and differences of appearance into early elementary social groups, it would be greatly appreciated!
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r/NoStupidQuestions The couple next door to me are foster parents. They’ve recently taken in a six year old child with severe, profound burns. The child is disabled and her face is disfigured. We’ve got several kids similar in age living close by. My neighbors have been really distraught that the kids don’t play with the burned child and some have even bullied her. She is in a support type group at the children’s hospital but it is not burn survivor specific and CPS has not given the family any meaningful resources to help her socialize. I used to be a classroom teacher and some parents pay me to do homework help. I had a group of kids over the other day, the burned child among them, and they totally ostracized her. It was heartbreaking. She is partially blind and they take advantage of her blindness. When the parents I knew well enough came to pick up their kids I voiced my concerns privately, basically saying I thought we should come together as a neighborhood to try and make sure this girl feels included. The parents either blew me off or straight up said versions of “I don’t want my child to be scared by talking to them about things like life altering accidents.” “It’s not my responsibility.” “They’re too young for that right now.” Etc. Not only are my neighbors good friends who I’d like to help in any way I can but I also feel deeply for this child who has already been through enough. This girl has no intellectual differences and badly wants to make friends. She attends a school for those requiring additional care during the day and while she does have friends there, they don’t live nearby, and most aren’t in a position to come over and play without lots of advanced planning. Anyone who has insight into integrating children with physical special needs and differences of appearance into early elementary social groups, it would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/JetPlane_88 [link] [comments]
The couple next door to me are foster parents. They’ve recently taken in a six year old child with severe, profound burns. The child is disabled and her face is disfigured.
We’ve got several kids similar in age living close by. My neighbors have been really distraught that the kids don’t play with the burned child and some have even bullied her. She is in a support type group at the children’s hospital but it is not burn survivor specific and CPS has not given the family any meaningful resources to help her socialize.
I used to be a classroom teacher and some parents pay me to do homework help. I had a group of kids over the other day, the burned child among them, and they totally ostracized her. It was heartbreaking. She is partially blind and they take advantage of her blindness.
When the parents I knew well enough came to pick up their kids I voiced my concerns privately, basically saying I thought we should come together as a neighborhood to try and make sure this girl feels included.
The parents either blew me off or straight up said versions of “I don’t want my child to be scared by talking to them about things like life altering accidents.” “It’s not my responsibility.” “They’re too young for that right now.” Etc.
Not only are my neighbors good friends who I’d like to help in any way I can but I also feel deeply for this child who has already been through enough.
This girl has no intellectual differences and badly wants to make friends. She attends a school for those requiring additional care during the day and while she does have friends there, they don’t live nearby, and most aren’t in a position to come over and play without lots of advanced planning.
Anyone who has insight into integrating children with physical special needs and differences of appearance into early elementary social groups, it would be greatly appreciated!
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