I really don't know what to do. I'm worried about my DD.
She's 8 and she's really sad but I don't know why. She was bullied at her first school. It couldn't be sorted so I took her out and things were a bit better at the next school. Then DHs job moved so we moved about 120 miles away. The school she's at now is nice but very small, only about 8 in her year group, a couple of the other children have very over bearing personalities. She been there for 18 months now. I can see she's not happy but DD says everything is fine. A few weeks ago, another parent told me that their child had witnessed some quite rough behaviour towards DD by another child. I told the school. DD denied it. I've spoken to the teacher countless times but nothing has helped. I've. Considered moving school again, but she's adamant she doesn't want to and dh is against another move in school as it would be her fourth school. I was chatting to another parent last week and she commented that my DD always seems sad. I nearly burst into tears when she said this, I know this is true, it's not my imagination.
I am trying to do things with her - gymnastics, drama, karate, all aimed to boost her confidence but so far it's having no effect. She is always comparing herself unfavourably to peers - she's not pretty enough, clever enough etc. This is what she says, it is certainly not what I say, I always tell her she's brilliant. We spend time together, just me and her, girl time.
She seems very troubled by her peers, intimidated. When she was small, she was super confident. I don't know how to help her.
I have an older child with SEN who takes up a lot of my time but I try my best to give her attention too. I have no support network at all so I have no one to ask.