My daughter isn't excited to see me at pick up at school

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My 6 year old who is primary 2 isn't exited to see me when I pick her up from school. She doesn't even smile at me she walks over very slowly to me.

she's very shy. She won't talk in her class and really follows rules I think it could be this that causes that she's too shy to show her excitement and she needs to have her yes he'd say yeah go over to your mum.

I'm her main care giver. She's very cuddly with me and affectionate. She draws me loads of drawings at school, writes I love mummy. She sits next to me all the time in the house and alwuas wants to be near me. She seems very attached to me.

Am I over worrying about this? Is this normal?

Hi, my daughter is very attached to me in similar ways than your DD but she’s almost always grumpy when I get her back from school. I always give her snack as soon as I see her to avoid a meltdown. I see other kids running to their parents with so much excitement and big smiles on their faces. My daughter is highly sensitive and I think the school day is hard for her. When she sees me she can finally show her true emotions and let go.

has your daughter always been this way or is it new? If it’s new there may be something going on at school

Mine is younger, at 3 but when I pick her up from nursery, she sometimes covers her face with her coat and looks down at the ground 😆 like you, she is very affectionate normally, says she misses me when she is there and always has drawings for me at the end of the day.
In her case, she does not like it when there's lots of attention on her. So I see it as, the staff are looking at her when she leaves, other parents and around and obviously I'm waiting there for her too. So I know she sort of doesn't want to make a big show. As soon as we are round the corner she is skipping along the road, chatting away again.