my 6 year old daughter has had real problems with school for over a year now bad stomaches/headaches having to be prised out of my arms etc. This follows a period of time where she experience another child who was (this might sound strange) literally obsessed with her to the point where he would be verbally and physically violent to anyone who tried to play with her. This was witnessed by a number of other parents and children and classroom assistants yet when I spoke to her teacher they denied there was any problem with this and told me there was nothing to worry about. I then spoke to his mother (as the school would not) who thought it was funny that her son liked her so much. After months of tooing and froing at the school the headteacher was then brought in just to make me happy and at first she was of the same opinion as the class teacher however after speaking to my daughter and other children and staff she has finally admitted that he seems to be the trigger for her not wanting to be at school and what can only be described as a depression that she has slipped into. During term time she will whisper instead of talking will only play with one other child at school and is so miserable that she is hardly recognisable as the lovely little girl she is. the only thing school say is she must just be a shy child and that we have to get on with it. I don't expect her to be up on stage singing and dancing etc. I just don't want her being ignored and left to get more and more withdrawn.
I must add that when on holidays she is completely different bubbly social confident to try things and the first of my children to go over to other children to make friends.
we have another meeting with the head this afternoon and also I have made an appointment again with the doctor but I would love any advice that anyone can offer
thank you x