My DD is in year 7. I find myself constantly worrying and comparing her to peers. She has a recent dyslexia diagnosis and has settled in ok at secondary but doesn’t find it easy in terms of the school work and I suspect socially. She seems to be worried all the time and the smallest change can send her into a panic. For example this week friends will be away and she is already thinking about who she will sit with in lessons and at break.
Im pleased she can talk to me and she does have a bi-weekly session in school with pastoral but I’m honestly finding it exhausting listening to these worries and trying to be resilient for her.
She is very shy and reluctant to try new things out of school where she could expand her circle and be more confident. Do I just let her be, a part of me knows only she can figure this stuff out but that doesn’t stop the worrying (which is not like me usually).
If you had a child who transitioned to secondary and was anxious did it get better. If so what did you do? Or not do?!