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Do your kids like going to school?

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Howsaboutthatthenhey · 03/06/2024 22:52

Dd had a friend over at the weekend (they’re 6 & 7)
They were sat playing together in the trampoline, chatting away.
I heard Dd say ‘I don’t want to go to school tomorrow, but I have to’ her replied ‘I don’t either, but I have to go’ he said it in such a sad way and they both seemed so sad. Minutes before they’d been playing so happily. Both very outgoing, happy kids.
Felt so sad to hear them and see the change in their faces during their little, private conversation
I often feel I’m making Dd go to school, are we doing it all wrong?

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Howsaboutthatthenhey · 03/06/2024 23:16

@AnneLovesGilbert That sounds so wonderful 💓I so wish Dd had this experience, and her friend

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BeachHutsAndDeckchairs · 03/06/2024 23:07

Not really but they go. They like seeing their friends and I think secretly they like some of the lessons. They're 11 and 13.

AnneLovesGilbert · 03/06/2024 23:06

Mine’s in reception so I’m still starting out but she absolutely loves it. I worried myself into sleepless nights in the weeks before in case she hated it - she hadn’t been in much childcare before though she enjoyed what she’d done - but she adores everything about it. Her teacher is wonderful, the school is tiny and she’s friends with everyone in her class, it’s comfy, cosy, and she’s learning and thriving.

I’m sorry your DD is having a hard time 💐

mynameiscalypso · 03/06/2024 23:05

My DS is 5. He loves school. But he also is inherently lazy and would always prefer to stay at home, watch TV or play Lego if he had the choice. Which he doesn't obviously!

Nix32 · 03/06/2024 23:05

I think going back after a holiday is always tough, particularly if home is a nice place to be.

Do you really want to go back to work after a holiday? It's just the same.

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Howsaboutthatthenhey · 03/06/2024 23:02

They both go to the same school, could it just be the school then? I so wanted Dd to love school, I’m a teacher and most of my old pupils seemed really happy to come in. Dd only just turning 6, could it be their ages and in a couple of years they’ll enjoy it more?

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Sparrow7 · 03/06/2024 22:59

Mine loved junior school, not so keen on secondary.

Pin0cchio · 03/06/2024 22:58

(Ps mine are reception & y2). Eldest in particular sprints in happily every morning.

Pin0cchio · 03/06/2024 22:58

Mine like it?

They love seeing friends, like the teachers and are happy with the classroom activities

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