My son gets Bullied because of his last name!

You are abosolutely right. Kids can be so cruel and if they are intent on bulling someone, a name change isn't going to stop it. I have a name that you can't rhyme anything with...so instead these two boys on my bus made up a little chant that they would chant very often. I felt horrible, until one day, (on the advice from my mom), I said something like "Thank you my loyal servants, it's so kind of you to sing about me." That pretty much shut them up. I wonder if there is any way you son can make them think this no longer bothers him, maybe then they will move on to a kid who gives them more of a reaction. That's a huge part of why kids tease isn't it? For the reaction. Good Luck. My heart goes out to you.

I think loads of people out there have stories about how kids can be so cruel. I remember when I was younger I had really curly hair, I got called everything from an ape to a cocker spaniel. While we all wish taht kids could be nice to each other, these things are always an issue. As hard as these times were for me as a kid, I cried my eyes out and then moved on. Then as school began to get harder, I found myself doing better than those kids who teased me. Worst of all, I would often find myself doing group work with these kids. Since I was the better student, I would help pull them through and reexplain things to them. Some kids were resentful of me for being smart, but others really appreciated the help. Then when I got teased again, one or two of the kids who I helped out would stop them. I think that once I developed a sort of relationship with these kids and proved to them that I was nice to have around it really helped. Believe it or not, but signing up for shop also helped me get teased less. I proved to the bullies that I was willing to do the same things as them. I also like twilight021's ideas. Perhaps ignoring the bullies would help. If your son doesn't give them the reaction they are looking for, perhaps they will move on. It breaks my heart to hear that these kids are giving your son such a hard time. The nice thing is that now your son knows how it feels to be teased and will hopefully end up a much better person than these bullies are. I wish you both the best of luck.

I feel you should let your son know that a name is something to be proud of. Guide him properly. Tell him too that those kids were being immature and he should be mature enough to ignore them.