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Anxiety over my son starting a new school

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Charlie14 · 10/08/2022 22:51

We moved house just before the summer holidays and my 7 year old will be starting junior school in September. But a new school. My anxiety is soo high about him starting a new school. He's been in the same school since nursery to year 2. Had so many friends etc and the teachers etc where lovely. I luckily got the school I picked when we moved and have a good feel about it but my anxiety is bad. I'm not letting him see this...I tell him how exciting it will be etc. But does anyone else feel this way? Am I just dramatic like his dad says? Doesn't help I'm 12 weeks pregnant and feeling all the guilt about him having a sibling after having my full attention his whole life... ahh adulting is hard sometimes

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Percypigsareyum · 10/08/2022 23:07

You're not dramatic, you are having perfectly valid and normal feelings! I'd be feeling the same if my son was starting a new school (he actually did in Y3 as we moved ) and was absolutely fine, I was a bag of nerves but tried not to convey that to him. He will be OK and will soon settle in! I know it's easy to say that but he will make friends and within a few weeks it will seem like he's always been there.

Charlie14 · 11/08/2022 00:09

Thank you. That makes me feel alot better. Sometimes being a mum really is hard but worth it lol.

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