Yes, a thread marvelling at my DD. But for a reason!
She has been through a tough time over the last few months or more, as I have been unwell with a very poorly back and it has had a huge impact on family life, things have been much more negative, I have been unable to actively do things that I used to to, there have been many tears of pain and DD has seen her mummy go from being happy and active to sad, in pain and not doing anything. She has gone to school in tears on some of the worst days, desperately not wanting to leave me, has been upset that I might not get better, and generally I have been very worried about the impact on her, as she is such a sensitive, empathic, compassionate little girl who can't understand why kisses and love and a little bit of medicine has not helped me get better.
He school behaviour has not deteriorated, but school have been made aware of things at home, as sometimes she has been late (i have been unable to do school run at all for a while, only just starting now from time to time), sometimes her homework has not been done, sometimes she doesn't have her dinner money as DH has been managing everything and work. They have said she continues to be the normally happy girl but have assured me they will keep an eye.
DD lost golden time for the first time about 2 months ago. Devestated her. And I could not work out if this was just normal kid mucking around behaviour, as a result of problems at home, big deal or not a big deal. MNers reassured me that it was really no big deal, she only lost 10 mins, never lost it before in 2 years of school. Never had a bad word said about behaviour in nursery from 1yrs old to that point aged 6 so really ok as long as she learnt from it.
Well, I just wanted to say how bloody proud of her I am. In the week before half term she was awarded a Credit Card (like a certificate of achievement) in the whole school assembly for outstanding work on a school project, it was a surprise as her name was called out by headteacher in front her peers. And then, this week, she has bee awarded ANOTHER one, for Best Pupil. You should have seen her face when she showed me after school. She was so proud I thought she was going to burst with happiness.
She went to the cinema with a friend after school yesterday, as a treat to say well done (friend's mum took her, we just paid!), and this morning she woke up singing Let's Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins as she came into our bedroom at silly o'clock and said 'i am just in a singsong kind of mood mama!' So happy.
She has a dance presentation Friday, where she has gone from not concentrating very well to listening, paying attention, picking up the dance routines (concentration is the only thing that has been a big issue for her over the years and was in part what got her 10 mins of lost golden time!).
It does correlate with a marked improvement in my own health, having a relatively 'good' week or so, (or rather, not showing it so much 
), had a fab half term together which she really needed.
She has coped with some life changing family stuff so well. I am just bursting with pride, so had to share.