We’ve recently moved house and are eight weeks into a new school for two children, the eldest is 8.
I thought he was settling well / nice report from the teacher at parent’s evening and he did one play date a month ago when we invited a kid he seemed friendly with and it seemed to go really well. He broke down the other night sobbing and sobbing that he has no friends and spends break time alone. He said the friend who came over hasn’t spoken to him since the play date. He also told me a boy in his class is having a party and he’s the only boy not invited (that’s his interpretation, might not be true). It seems all the boys play football at break time which my son isn’t into as it wasn’t allowed at his previous school.
Im a little surprised he’s finding it hard because he was very popular at his previous school and had four solid friends who did sleepovers/easily played together.
If anyone has been in the same situation what did you do to help make friends? There is a class whatsapp but it’s dead. I rarely see parents at drop off etc and it’s a school kids walk to by themselves a lot. I’ve signed him up for football classes in the hope he will feel confident enough after a while to join in during playtime. I was wondering about throwing a Christmas party or something…. Argh it’s hard not to worry but at the same time I know it’s early days.