Dd2 (7.5) has just started Year 3. Last year there was a girl in the class she was particularly close to and they quickly became best friends. Dd was very happy until last May when best friend in question left the school as they relocated to Devon.
Six months on and dd is still in mourning for the loss of her friend and has been a bit unhappy at school since. They have a nice class with lovely children but dd likes the idea of having one close friend. She tells me she is often alone at playtime but this is sometimes because she doesn't like the games they are playing (she hates anything to do with Hannah Montana or HSM).
On a sort of separate issue, there is a girl in the class who dd doesn't get on with and often dd will complain how 'J' was 'mean' to her and how awful it is with her. For example, J will say to dd that she's showing off or she's a crybaby. I think this child in question has had a few problems with some of her class-mates. I did talk to dd's teacher at the beginning of term and she was sympathetic but really there has been no change.
I've never really had anything like this before - both my dds have always been happy at school so far so I don't know if this sort of thing is just part and parcel of school life or if there is something more to it. But I do know that dd often comes out of school unhappy so that can't be right can it?
Dd is a sensitive, highly emotional child and things get to her. She is a reading addict and would probably just love to sit outside at playtime reading a book, but as her teacher said (and I agree) this would isolate her even more.
Any ideas?