Please help - reception daughter no one to play with

[MytwinisMilaKunis]

My daughter started reception in September. While she is not crying in the morning I know she is reluctant to go in. She is naturally a shy person but once she gets to know people well she is very outgoing. She says she has no one to play with in school and she stands around on her own at break times. This is very upsetting for me to hear. For various reasons I can't do play dates at the moment. I did mention it to the teacher who said she would keep an eye. Is there anything I can do to help her make friends/join in?

Does the school have a buddy system? In our school a yr6 child gets paired with a reception child and they look out for them at play times and generally help them to settle in to school life.

No they don't unfortunately OverScentedFanjo.

I don't think you can make children be friends. Is a school where a preschool feeds into? Are all the others already friends or are they similarly feeling lost?

It's all part of the big step of big school, but the school should be helping all the children to settle in.

I would mention your concerns again to the teacher, maybe they can help friendships in the classroom. Sharing and playing together.

That said, the DC are at a school where the majority were all at preschool together and the change to big school has rocked friendships and unsettled most of the children.