These words cause parents heartache, anger and bewilderment about how to help. I spend a lot of time with students, parents, and teachers trying to find ways to help children deal with rejection and conflict with friends. Here are some thoughts for parents on dealing with this situation. Understand that conflict is a normal part of life and growing up. Not everybody is going to like us and even our best friends and closest relatives get annoyed with us from time to time.
Most people get over things given some time and space to cool down.
Children forgive and forget very quickly. Rarely are interpersonal conflicts entirely one-sided. Sometimes another child may simply not like them, in which case the best choice might be to give up on that individual or group and move on to other mor accepting friends. Some children are easy targets for teasing and exclusion because of the way they look or behave. These kids do not pick up on social cues that seem to come naturally to others.