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How to deal with this? Worried about DD for next school year

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MelonIce · 09/07/2025 09:06

My DD is going into y2. She is turning 6 during the summer holidays. She has a very close friend and they were friends since the first day in reception and have been together since but they won’t be in the same class next year. She is going in with another friend but this friend has since become very unkind to her, I’ve witnessed it myself and have spoken to her about it. Their mum leaves them to it really so doesn’t know but she’s saying things like she hates my DD, and that she will only play with her other friend who’s going into the class. They walk off with arms over each others shoulders and not including DD. I’ve also found out this girl is swearing a lot and I don’t want DD influenced by her but DD can be quite sensitive and also finds it hard to ‘branch out’ as previous teachers have said, she very much likes what she knows and doesn’t like change but she’s a lovely girl. The girls sister told me that she’s also been calling my DD a ‘bitch’ which she is not.. and also ‘trash dumb’. I’m just worried how it will be next year with them being in the same class and her away from her best friend and some other friends who she made in y1.

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DaisyChain505 · 09/07/2025 11:03

There is a whole class full of children she can be friends with, try not to focus on just one person.

Reach out to some of the other parents who will have children in her class next year and arrange some get togethers over the summer.

It’s not good for children to be so focused on one friend because if they fell out, that child isn’t at school for some reason etc they don’t know what to do with themselves.

DongDingBell · 09/07/2025 11:14

I suspect it has been done deliberately to try and broaden your daughter's friendship circle.
I'd encourage her to make friends outside of the people she already knows - it sounds like the current dynamics aren't healthy in either relationship.

YesThatsATurdOnTheRug · 09/07/2025 11:19

I would be making school aware of everything that you've heard about this child bullying your DD, and as others said spend the summer helping your dd establish other friendships. The other friend isn't a good friend either if she's going off with the girl who is being unkind to your dd.

MyDeftDuck · 24/07/2025 10:39

Encourage her to look for the positives in her new class. There’ll be lots of new pupils, some girls and some boys. To be honest, the nasty girl might just find that she isn’t so popular after all when she starts mixing with new children. Have fun over the summer holidays and help her build her confidence.

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