How are all the new September Primary intake getting on? Have the tears stopped, are they eating, have they made friends?

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my previous sad thread

dd1 had eventually stopped crying a week before half term but this week has cried again

am hoping it is a hiccup and temporary due to a break from school and that she will be ok next week

anyone else got any updates?

I'm in a slighly different situation as we are in a forces school overseas. School is from 7.20-12.45 so fortuantely I don't have to have the hassle of school lunches to contend with as we are home by then. They do have class snacks and home snacks to keep them going. She appears to eat all I give although I was a bit surprised to see some children with huge lunch boxes for a snack. As DD is a fussy eater I prefer to do lunch when she gets home.

DD has started going to school on the bus. This was a huge step for her and we had to take her for ages before she felt confident enough. I still go and pick her up and we've agreed that when she's 5 (FEB) she'll start coming home on the bus too. She always comes out of school full of smiles so thats helpful.

We had reduced mornings before half term and this helped although she is usually exhasuted on Saturday poor thing.

We moved here mid September and DD knew noone. She still says she hasn't got any friends and according to the teacher she is still watching them play rather than joining in. She says she doesn't want any people round to play when I ask her. We have also tried putting the idea that she could do an after school activity like Dancing, theatre etc. She used to do Dancing and Gym in the UK. However here she is adamanat that she doesn't want to do anything just stay at home with me. As she's an only child I do worry about it. DO you think in time it'll improve? She has had a second party invite so hopefully this might lead to something.

Sorry to ramble on, but wondered if anyone else had moved to a new area at this time and could offer some thoughts

Hi sunny

No direct experience from a parent point of view, but as a child I moved countries and thus schools often.

You only moved 8 weeks ago, so for your dd I think she is still taking in this massive change in her life. Hence her reluctance to do after school activities, she is still trying to get used to new town, new house, new school etc.
If she has been given some party invites then she must be interacting with her classmates at some level, so I would feel confident that she will start to join in when she feels more settled. Also, you say she is happy at school, that is brilliant.

Give her time, please don't worry. I moved to Germany when I was 4 (from Holland) and it took a while to adjust. But within 6 months I was confident and had friends.