Anyone else worried about the return to school?

[SimonJT]

Is anyone else dreading going back to school?

My little one (going into year 1) found the transition into reception really hard and morning drop off only stopped being a trauma for him around February time. He had always found transitions difficult, but school has been a big issue. We were accessing play therapy, I continue this as home but it just isn’t as effective as professional input and I’m worried that all the work we put in from September to March is potentially a waste.

We did a few days at school in July, they were all a bit of a disaster, so I’m essentially crapping myself that shows how he is going to cope, or not cope in September.

Has anyone else got a serious case of the wobbles about going back to school?

@UnderTheNameOfSanders that sounds very exhausting. Your daughter is so lucky that she has you fighting her corner. I understand school is important but she has her whole life to achieve qualifications. Focusing on getting it right (in whatever form that takes for your daughter and your family) gives her the opportunity to succeed when she is able to. Sending her into school in a state of dysregulation and overcome with fear and anxiety will not allow her the right conditions to succeed and perform to the best of her ability. Taking it slowly and getting the right support in place now, will hopefully mean that in the coming weeks/months she is able to go to school/college/university/employment whichever is right for her and feel a sense of self worth and achievement. You are doing a great job for her and you should be proud of yourself. I can imagine you have lots of negative emotions around the difficulties you’ve faced as a family in recent months but you and your family are doing the right thing to support each other. Don’t forget to look after yourself.

Wishing you and your family all the best