u/doctor_fhk

I am foreigner, living here for past 6 years. My 7-year-old son was playing football alone at a public park when four girls, around 8–9 years old, surrounded him and took his ball.

My wife was nearby but on the phone. When she called my son over, she saw one of the girls throw/kick the ball hard into his chest. He came home crying badly.

I took him back to the park and spoke to the girls’ mother. There was a language barrier, and she seemed to believe my son had caused the problem. However, one of the girls actually stepped forward and said another girl had hit the ball at my son and pushed him.

I told the mother that I would tell my son not to fight and only play, and asked her to tell the girls the same. We left it there.

I completely understand that children can give incomplete versions of events and that parents naturally hear a biased version from their own child.

But I’ve noticed a few times that when some Korean kids in a group of three or four, they can become quite pushy toward a child who is alone.

For parents living in Korea: have you experienced this kind of group dynamic? Is there a cultural or playground/social aspect that I may not understand? And how would you handle it if it happened again?

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