Worried about my 8 year old

[Wingingit85]

Hey all. I’m lying here having another sleepless night fighting the tears back. My 8 year old DD is the most caring, gentle girl in her class. Every parents night her teachers have said she’s the mother hen

Right? ..

Proud tears? Worried tears? Not sure what the problem is!

I pressed post before I finished it lol. How do I edit the post? It's worried tears. She genuinely has no real friends. I don't arch her walking around a playground each morning when her little sister is the complete opposite, I haven't a clue how to help her

Did you post too soon, OP? What's worrying you exactly?

My phone is a nightmare just now lol. Every morning I watch her walking around a playground on her own. It's so hard to see. She does get on and play sometimes but she can't wait for the weekend. She used to adore school

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How do you know that she has no friends? Does she seem upset about this? What does her teacher think? I appreciate this must be worrying, but it's hard to know what the problem is from what you've posted.

Has she always struggled with friendships, or is this a recent thing?

Oh, poor kid. Have you spoken to her/school? Has she always been quite solitary?

Have you spoken to her teacher? Do you ever invite kids home to play?

She's told me she has no friends. I watch her walking around herself. It's the most awful thing to witness. I then get myself angry. She gets good grades at school, it hasn't effected her ability to learn but she's more moody when she comes home. It's brushed under the carpet at school, as long as she's learning, she must be fine. I know there's very little I can do, maybe I just felt the need to have a moan about it to feel abit better tonight. My anxiety is sky high because of the worry I feel. She already had an incident of getting picked on for being quite.

You need to make an appointment with her teacher ASAP. They can do things to help her.

Does she or has she ever had playdates? Have you asked any kids round for tea? A word with her teacher will help you ascertain who might be a good bet to ask. The teacher will know of sensitive, kind children who will be receptive.

Does she go to any after school clubs? Activities outside school? Friends outside school? Maybe you could be proactive in helping get her out there and mixing?