I desperately need some help as I am at the end of my tether. My nearly 9 year old daughter hates going into school. Every morning we seem to follow the same old routine, she starts having a tummy ache then once we have arrived at school it increases and she starts to feel sick. This has been going on since December last year and has got progressively worse. Its got to the point now where she is point blank refusing to go in through the school doors and has to be dragged in either by me or one of her teachers. Its downright embarrasing and very upsettting for me.
Of an evening she is very sorry for her actions and I get little cards from her telling me she is sorry and how much she loves me. At one stage she would quite happily got into class providing I came to the school door with her, now she isnt even prepared to do that. The embarrasment of this happening in front her class doesnt make her stop either.
We have previously seen primary mental health and the school nurse to find out if my daughter had underlying anxiety problems and I was told she is a very bright, intelligent little girl who they feel will get over this. I have again been in touch with the school nurse and shes going to have a word with my daughter at school next week to see if she can help at all.
I have tried being sympathetic, that didnt work, tried ignoring it, that didnt work, tried being hard and removing priviliges and that didnt work either. Has anyone else been through this at all? We are definite that she has no problems once she is actually in school its just the initial getting her in there thats the problem as she says she misses me and her baby sister.
Im really worried that dd2 will pick up on this as well and that it will start causing problems with her. Luckily to date it hasnt but I can see that as all the attention is going on older dd at the moment in the mornings that dd2 will start to feel left out.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks x
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3GirlsMum · 23/09/2003 10:21
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