Sad 11 year old

[Weekesy123]

Hello all
After some help and support please. I have a mature 11 year old daughter. She is about to leave primary school and move into secondary. She has always been an early developer being mature for her age and having the hormones and growth of a full blown teenager. She is very down at the moment and often cries and says she feels sad but can't express why. I think she is going through a transition period of change and growing up with hormones all over the place but I really want to help her. I'm trying to find things she loves to do to give her a hobby back as she's recently given up football as she didn't like it any longer. I'm also starting to take her swimming too which she loves. Any help or support would be good please.

Morning my 11 year old was same when leaving primary school she kept crying etc just same as yours. We finally got her to talk and she mentioned she was anxious of new school bot being with her friends being put into different classes etc we contacted the new school over concerns and they put my daughter in with her best friend so when she started secondary school she was with her friend. It helped alot. Hope it helps your daughter too.

Also could be to do with become a women emotions all over the place

That sounds great. I think some of her anxiety might be that she isn't going to be going to school with any of her immediate friends. There are many going from her primary school but not her own pals so to speak! What I could do is maybe get some of those people together to start building friendships now rather than later.

Oh that could be it she won't know anyone can be very scary at that age she must be really anxious. Are there any dates coming up for new starters to the secondary school we had activities days before starting in September so all kids could meet other new starters

Yes. 7th July I believe. After reading these comments though I'm going to organise a movie night with some girls I know who are going as I know there moms but we don't see them often. I hope that helps too.