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When a child is told he is "uncool", it can be very painful.
He may say he doesn't care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose(故意地). But these are simple
ways to deal with sadness by pretending it's not there.
Helping a child feel better in school has to be careful. If you say, "Why
are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn't matter!"
Children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could
say, "I'm going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in
school."
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The
teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute
to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities
and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing
that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular
child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your
child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then
serve the dishes they consider "super". When you plan trips, picnics,
movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting
him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of
his own.