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Worried about 4 and half yr old DS

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Lukilu · 17/03/2009 13:36

My lovely, bright, confident and friendly son has become anxious and upset and I think he's struggling socially at school. He started last Sept, mornings only, and went full time in Jan. His main friend is very bold and constantly talks and I think my son finds it difficult to express himself because he gets talked over all the time. They keep falling out and I think he ends up on his own at playtime. He has another friend who he was friends with before he started school. This boy plays with him outside of school but totally blanks him at school, I know that hurts my son's feelings. I took him to school this morning and went to join the queue,as usual nobody said hello to him although a lot of them seemed to be talking to each other. I had to take him down to the classroom and he didn't want me to leave. I told his teacher and she said she'll have a chat with him. It just seems to be getting worse rather than better. He said he sat on the mat and cried yesterday afternoon because no one lets him speak and he wanted me. I can't bear him to be sad like this, it's heartbreaking.

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sc13 · 17/03/2009 15:13

No good advice from me (sorry, DS not in school yet), but I know what it's like to feel lonely at school, so for your DS and bump for you - someone else will have something useful to say

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