Just that really. She's lovely, thoughtful, bright. (Well, she's 11 so is lovely and thoughtful some of the time!). But she gets stressed about so much. Misunderstanding stuff at school and not wanting to ask the teacher, tears if her 2 best friends aren't at lunch even though she's got other friends, non-uniform days. You name it, she'll worry about it. She's been off a couple of days and is already worrying about going back in on Monday in case it's awkward.
I want to help her to cope with her anxiety in a positive way, now when it's a manageable level of stress. All the threads about self harming terrify me. In the past she's bitten the skin around her fingers until it's bled. She starts high school in sept and I'm already dreading it!!
Any advice welcome as I'm feeling alternately frustrated and helpless
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How to build 11yo DD's self confidence?
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wishingchair · 22/03/2014 17:31
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