Looking for advice - Social bullying
We just had to pull our 12year old daughter out of school.
We found out about the mental health issues it caused before we found out about the cause - social bullying.
She was bullied and then completely dropped by her friend group. She has struggled to make new friends with the old ones still bullying them and being hostile (glaring, standing between my daughter and the other person) to anyone they see speaking with her.
They made up rumours on a false Snap Chat account and then said it was her.
stole one of her hearing aids.
made up stuff about her.
tried to make her do mean stuff to other children - such as throw their school bag in a pond. She refused.
Stole off her
I am absolutely gutted for her and , if being honest, angry that the children who did this get to stay.
The school did step in when we found out what had been going on.However it had been going on for a year. Initially they started off with nice chats with the perpetrators then they saw an incident caught on their CCTV and realised how serious it was. They had nearly documented enough incidents for the children to be expelled but our child couldn’t cope with anymore.
She is at home now and just so low. She had some lovely friends in primary school but two have moved abroad , one has moved to the other side of the country and the other lives an hours drive away. We are waiting for a place at a school , but 2010 was bumper birth year so it might take a while.
We want to get her back to feeling hopeful and positive , get her out there again but she is too anxious to join clubs and only just started coming out of her room.
She has highs and then lows. She is under CAHMS/HCRG and receiving counselling. Just at a loss how to help her get.
Was thinking maybe there are classes or courses out there for children to learn about healthy friendships and how to build them.
Not sure what to do, any advice is appreciated.