Lovely bright eight year old in year 4 - loved school til year 2 - when both her best friends left. She has struggled to break into friendship groups and to get chosen for partnering which really bashes her low confidence. She is very shy and gets a bit freaked out by big groups. She briefly made friends with the class bully and came home crying for for months but I went up to the school who were a bit crap but I made enough fuss that they stopped that - but its left my daughter even more isolated. She is acting up at home - sulking and aggression - and has fallen behind drastically at maths. I dont think she is being bullied any more but just gets left out as she does not have strong friendships with the girls despite me inviting some of them here to play etc. She has started playing football at school and out of school which has helped. i cant work out if she is just very hormonal or if it is the school that is the major problem. There is a lot of bad behvaiour in the playground and other parents ahve complained that the school dont have a grip on it. I think she has become a fish out of water but I am also worried about her mental health as she is so clingy and/or aggressive at home by turns. She will talk about it with me - and says she is unhappy and just wants a best friend at school (she has two brilliant non school best friends) and I can't give her that. Help! shall I go back to the school (deputy head does eye rolls or runs away when i approach - think they are just sick of me raising it but what am I supposed to do?) , move schools, get her some CAMHS support??
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eight year old daughter hating school, sooo unhappy - my next move please?
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evilpopstar · 31/03/2015 15:40
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