One of the girls in my dd's class lives on the same street as me. She's just started reception and her mum has two other children, one nearly 3 and the other about 5 months. I've got to know her fairly well in passing, in the park etc and now at the school gates. Thing is, she seems to be really struggling with the three children, especially the two older ones who both have huge tantrums, even the 5 year old who I witnessed lying in the middle of the road the other day.
But the mum seems really reluctant to accept any help. I've offered to take the eldest home to play, but she's never let her go with anyone before so is very reluctant. She has been round here with her, but that's not really giving her a break or helping in any way is it?
Her dh works all over the country so generally isn't home till either very late or not at all.
She just seems so sad all the time and I don't know what, if anything, I can do to help her.