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The child is definitely not allowed in my house anymore. Last weekend my son told me that the friend would call me a "*itch" when I wouldn't let him spend the night. That really made my son mad. They are barely speaking to each other now.
I guess it just took time for my son to see him for what he really is and finally decide to move on to other friendships (not that my son is perfect). They even ended up getting into a fist fight, which I wasn't happy about since my son was the one that started it.
mumstheword6 - WOW! You are dealing with a lot & I can see why this is stressing you out. It sounds like you are doing everything you can to keep a distance between your son and this kid....not letting your son go to his house, not answering the door, etc.
Maybe your son wants to keep playing with this specific boy b/c he is lonely and there aren't many other kids his age around? Is there any way you can expose him to other kids and hopefully encourage friendships with different kids?
I'm all for kids having knives for carving and such, but at 5-6 years old, unsupervised? Nooooooo.
The "lighter thing" would prevent me from allowing my kid over there, period. And I'm no ninny - we had matches...
If your son is still tight with this child, perhaps (futile) you might try sitting him down, straight in the eye and say "WE HAVE RULES HERE and HERE THEY ARE...kid, do you want to be HERE?" Tell him that to be around your son, he has to obey your guidelines...
As far as the parents go - well, it's clear they care not one bit for you, so I wouldn't sweat their opinion of you taking control of the situation. It's your house.
Sounds like the boy really needs somebody to be a role model.
Good luck.
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