9YO self harming in school

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Hi. I'm normally a relationships poster. My son is ten next week. His sibling is 14m younger. Before the summer holidays there were two incidents in school. One head banging a bin with his head in a rage and two scramming his forehead. Lovely summer nothing happened like this with my ex husband or me.
Two weeks ago incident with another pupil and he dug his nails into his forehead again. His dad has just sent me a picture of his cheek with scrams down it. He is having ELSA sessions on Fridays.
I went in to speak to the teacher this am but it wasn't helpful at all.

It doesn't happen at either home. Maybe we know how to nip it in the bud before it happens?

What should I do? Appreciate any advice - thanks.

Hi, well this could be about relationships. Couples separate because certain traits their partner has, is found to be intollerable. DC will take after one of their parents, so if one parent is sporty and outgoing, the DC most like him/her, will not thrive with the parent that is studious and leisurely. It appears that your DS is hurting and frustrated, possibly if you have recently split from your partner, but you need to find out for sure, he may be being bullied at school. Ensure he gets plenty of exercise, and make time to broach the subject of being separate from his DF, and measure his response, talk to his school to see if they know what caused the incident.

School can put an extra burden on DC, allowing problems at home to boil over only while at school. Make a note of what day of the week SH took place, both before and after summer. It could coincide with being picked up by DF or you from school, especially on a Friday, or when dropped off on a Monday. Dont forget DS cannot play with his mates at certain times such as the weekend if he is with a parent some distance from home, this can also frustrate a DC, or cause a conflict with classmates.