text: There is nothing you can do to stop it and if you try, you'll make it worse.  They will start teasing him about being a mommy's boy.\n\nI raised three sons and a grandson.  Unfortunately, that's the way children are.  In two years time this will have passed and the kids will be friendly again.\n\nIt hurts but it's a rite of passage.  Help him work on his self esteem and his confidence.  Find a hobby in which he can excel.  This will take away some of the sting.