Talk about how it felt to be called a name. Share your own experiences and feelings in order to assure your child that name-calling happens to others. Discuss what happened in order to determine if your child's behavior might have contributed to the problem. Remind your child that no matter what, it was not fair for him to be called a name. Boost your child's self esteem by problem solving together.
Confidence is the key to standing up to name calling or any unfair treatment.
Discuss which strategies work best in different situations. Discuss when it is safer to walk away or tell a grown-up such as when the name caller is a stranger or is physically threatening. My child is upset because he never gets picked to play. Boosting his self esteem is key to helping him cope with the situation. You can do this by helping him work through his feelings and problem solving together.