I'm really worried about her. she doesn;t cry easily and has done so a few times. the school is very small - just 5 girls (including her) in her year. she says they are all into talking about make-up and clothes - which aren;t her thing. she says she hates being quiet, and hates being clever. she desperately misses her best friend from her old school (200 miles away). she can be difficult at times - lacks empathy and thinks everything that goes wrong in her life is someone else's fault (usually her 7 year old sister's. or mine or dh's). finds it hard to take control of her own life, iyswim. kind of lacks confidence - but sometimes comes across as a big head. I've no idea, of course, what she's like with her peers - I suspect just very very quiet. dh and I try really hard to support her and advise her - but I'm thinking it's not enough. I really do think she's pretty deeply unhappy and I don;t know what to do. any advice?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Join our Primary Education forum to discuss starting school and helping your child get the most out of it.
Primary education
dd (9) unhappy in new, small school. says she hates being "quiet and clever". any advice?
17 replies
hatwoman · 01/06/2009 23:06
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.