>Buying him an iphone is probably the worst thing you could do I'd like to point out this is correct, but also for another reason. The child is being bullied,

>Buying him an iphone is probably the worst thing you could do I'd like to point out this is correct, but also for another reason. The child is being bullied, period. What they choose to ostracize him for is irrelevant. You cannot simply relocate the child in the social hierarchy by removing that single point of contention, because they will find another. After all, if he was more well liked, would they still bully him for having a different phone?