Five Year Old Child health?

I have a 5 year old nephew. He is a very smart child. However, I am very concerned about him and I don't know if I should be. He stutters and seems socially withdrawn. He does play with other kids but not a lot. For example, I took him to his cousins birthday party a few months ago. All the kids were running in and out of the house playing having fun but he just sat in the bedroom playing by himself.. Now as far as the stuttering goes, well he didn't used to stutter at all. It just started one day all of a sudden and hasn't stopped yet. His parents seem to think that nothing is wrong. His dad is an asshole. The kid is a very sensitive little boy and his dad is constantly pushing him to be more boyish. If the child cries his father tells him that the other children in school will not be his friend and I have even heard him making fun of him for crying about something. He does not stutter all the time but he does do it A LOT! and also when he is stuttering, there are some times when he stamps his foot on the ground like he is trying to force the words out. When I mention something to his mother she gets all pissed off like I over step her being the mother.. Oh and another thing the child keeps large pupils... Please can anyone offer any advice?Five Year Old Child health?That is your Nephew so you have every right to be concerned and voice your opinion.We have to be the voice for all children.So with that said....

Are you sure there is no sexual abuse going on? Some of his symptoms could suggest so.I don't know how you could bring it up without being blunt,but I would anyway.

Men do want their boys to be tougher..I think a lot fear that if they are not tough then they will turn out gay...men are strange at times.

It would be up to her though to take her son and have him checked out for being social withdrawn and stuttering.

The pupil thing could just be the way his eyes are.My daughter has one that is large and one is small..just the way they are(I have had them checked out at different times since her birth) As long as they respond to light(like dilating) I wouldn't be so concerned with that.You could play a flashlight game with him and check him yourself.

We all have a gutt instint...if you feel something is wrong..don't wait..tell someone!Five Year Old Child health?If the child keeps large pupils, someone may be medicating him. You need to ignore the mother and have it out with her and if she gets pissed off, tell her that Children's Protective Services can adjust her attitude and make her wish she had protected him from the child abuse by his father. She is guilty also for not protecting the little guy. The abuse may be the reason for most of the stuttering. If the father is treating him that badly, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there is also some physical abuse involved. He has found that by playing alone and isolating himself from others, he is less likely to be abused or made fun of for stuttering. That is a lonely world for that precious child to live in for the rest of his life. If you have to call CPS to investigate, do it and don't feel bad about it.



Please stand up for him because there is nobody else who even cares. He is worth loving and he is worth saving. I know you can do it.Five Year Old Child health?You have expressed your concerns to the parents and now you have to let THEM do what they feel is right for THEIR child. I am sure they have talked to the little boys doctor about any concerns they may have. Most parents want to do the right thing for their child. You have no idea what the child's parents and doctor have done for the child. He may have already been checked out and there really isn't a problem. You need to drop the comments to the parents. It sounds like you are going too far.