Speaking of little boys, when yours gets off the bus crying because a kid called him stupid, don’t tell him he’s not. That’s just asking him to choose between your story and the mean kid’s story. Help him find his own story in which to stand. Help him think through the actual evidence, what might be going on with the other kid, and what is actually true. If he can see for himself that he’s not stupid, then he’ll see that someone else’s saying so doesn’t make it so.
