I posted recently regarding my daughter struggling with school and kindness.
We have been working really hard and she has made good progress. Her teacher is pleased with her behaviour and she is going into a group to help with social skills.
My question is about friendships spanning over different year groups. My daughter will occasionally play with the girls in her own year group (1) and she has started asking if they are playing a calm game or crazy game to avoid getting too excited and overwhelming others.
However most days she plays with a girl in year R or a girl in year 2. Is this a problem at all? I am happy she has someone to play with, and she doesnt seem to be upset bow that she isnt getting into trouble at school. She often seems drawn to children who have ADD or autism. I have wondered if she has some ADD tendencies herself.
I suppose I'm worried that when she moves to the older school (year 3) she will be without those she plays with now and will be back to square one.
Should I be encouraging her to play with those in her year, or just let her be with the younger children? I have wondered if she finds younger and older children easier as they are less demanding socially or accept her as she is more. She is high energy and the children she plays with are similar.
Thank you