7 year old told me she wants to change schools.

[TheFoxylady]

So tonight my 7 year old has come home and said she wants to go to a new school. She says her bestie and this boy in the class are saying shes moody and that they dont want to play with her. So she wants to move to another school where she will have friends to play with

Background she goes to a village school 20 in a class for the last few weeks shes been saying shes fallen out with her BFF and her BFF has told her they can't be friends .. but shes been OK about this. I've told her to play with others in the class who she gets on with and she has been fine with this and she has said shes played with x or y instead of bestie.

She has been getting up ok, no school refusal in a morning or even saying in a morning she doesn't want to go to school..shes even made badges for all the class this week.

I'm just a bit concerned this is come really out the blue.. she tells me she has friends and her teachers agree with this shes always mentioning kids shes played with ..

Am I overthinking things..is this normal at this age ? Should I let them sort it out between themselves or go and see the teacher and head ?

Sorry for the ramblings .. just want my little girl to be happy ..

It's fairly common at this age that one child says they don't want to play with another. Not nice, but common.

What I would do is just let the teacher know. Teachers are really good at looking out for children, if you ask them. Don't move your child just yet. She sounds really resilient and is handling it well.

It's really normal at this age. Speak to the teacher and let her know so she can keep an eye out.

Use the summer to foster some other friendships, have some playdates/meet up in the park etc.

Friendships at this age are a minefield. I would not be encouraging 'besties'. They need to learn to play with lots of people and one or two people should not be determining whether or not you want to be at school (unless there is any real bullying of course).
Is she moody? Is there anything in what these children are saying? Or if it's BS just tell her to sing the sun has got his hat on if they say it with a big silly grin on her face.

@QuickPeachPoetshe definitely is moody gets it from me unfortunately..I have told her that she can play with others and she does as well shes told me this happens..

Smile, say hmm, and move on?

Sounds like she's had a bad day. I have at least 1 a month where I come home and say I want to change jobs! Totally normal behaviour child or adult isn't it??

This happens all the time at school so changing school isn't the answer.