Name-calling

It seems I might have found the reason behind Milly's current sleep problems. Unfortunately, it is making me lose even more sleep than before. I was tucking her into bed when she announced, "I nearly lost my temperature today, Mummy. 

Trying not to laugh at the grammatical slip-up, I put on my concerned face and asked "Did you? Why was that, sweetie?"

"When we had to sit on the carpet, Lewis was calling me names."

"Oh, dear, that must have made you feel sad."

"Yes, I can't tell you what he said, because it was rude and you'll be cross, but he called me 'square pants'."

I did manage to keep from laughing, and keep in mind that to a sensitive five year old this might have been upsetting, so we had a talk about ignoring name-calling and telling a teacher if it really hurts your feelings, etc.

Hopefully that will be the end of it.