Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
That sounds waaaaaay too close to mocking or shaming for my tastes.
OP, I would first and foremost make sure that the parents know he's saying this and there's no cause for it. Let them know that seems to you to be a bid to get out of trouble.
Then, when he says something like "You hurt my arm," I would let him know sternly that you're sorry he feels like you hurt him, but you did NOT hold him hard enough to hurt and you do NOT appreciate exaggerating. It's not an okay thing to say when it's not true. If he keeps it up, you can tell him straight up, "That is a LIE. I did not hurt you and you know it."
Agree with this. DO NOT "beat him to the punch". That is not good advice. At all. Its very disrespectful and is only going to make things worse. Or it stands on the same plane as actually hurting him. It might actually make him stop faster, but its going to have much longer lasting negative affects on him socially and emotionally. Do the right thing. please.