My 5 year old ds's best friend has moved to oz today:-( how do I help him cope

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They have been best friends for 3 years. I have tried to encourage him to mix with everyone which he does but he just clicked with this particular boy. The boy felt the same. He has now emigrated to oz during the school holidays and my little boy doesn't quite get it. He went to bed tonight excited he was going back to school tomorrow and will see his best friend. I feel so awful for him and am actually sitting here crying whilst typing this. He has lost a lot of people in his short life (father walking out! bereavements ect...)and feel this May knock his confidence again.

Do you think I should ask the teacher to look out for him?

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Hand hold for you. DD is only 1 so no helpful advice (sorry) sounds like you're being a lovely mum though... I think I'd probably mention it at school so they can look out for him and just do some nice things with him. Hope you both feel better soon

I do feel for you. Can you Skype or FaceTime with them? I moved 150 miles away when my DS was 5 and this is what we did with his best friend.

Yes absolutely speak to his teacher. Let them know that once he gets to school and sees that his friend isn't there he will be disappointed and you won't be there to help. Five is very little and he's going to need some cuddles and time out during the day if he gets upset.

Thank you so much for your kind replies. I am going to try FaceTime with him and see if this helps. I will speak to the teacher about it and see if they could make his life a bit easier. I just don't want tomorrow to come. I feel so sorry for him he's such a lovely boy. :-(