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child scared what others will think

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Not long ago I had a cookie baking party with my kids and some of there friends....while we where making cookies a girl whom my son had never met came over to talk to him and he hid behind me, when i asked him what was he doing he said he did not want her to see his brace because she might make fun of him. I notice as he gets older that he is more self concious of his AFO. I have told him that if people dont like him for who he is then there not someone he needs as friends anyway. He is very paticular about how he dresses for school he always ears polo shirts.........and he gets really upset because he cant do most of the physical things in gym that is required i am lost as to what to do to make him feel better any help would be great
deleted_user
deleted_user
that should say wears not ears..........i feel silly.
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my parents always told me that i could do anything i wanted to do despite my disability .. tell him to focus on the upside of things...it doesnt matter what others think of him.. all that matters is what he thinks of himself.. have a talk with him and see how his confidence is.. cause if hes thinking badly of himself it will blow his self image out of preportion and make things seem worse then they really are for him..also check to see if hes getting teased..

i dont know how much of this youve already done..just stuff that helped me :)

hope it helps you!
deleted_user
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ive been through this alot, thts partly why i had my wrist surgery, just treating him normally and telling him tht it doesnt matter what other ppl think. I think the most important thing is to not draw attention to it.
sharabi-23
sharabi-23
Most likely, his friends would not make fun of him, but are more curious and interested in his disability. You could help your son to talk to his friends about his disability and his AFO. Let them ask questions. This will ease his tension and help him to focus more on his friends and less on himself and feeling different. I believe that his friends will accept him for who he is, like before.
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