Hi there - am in general ranting mode as am really upset instead of being poistive mother! Had a parent teacher meeting to see how my 5 yr old dd in YR1 is doing. Her teacher said that in terms of her reading, literacy and numeracy, she is fine. However, her teacher feels that she is not trying hard enough in lessons and not making the effort she did at the beginning of term eg she has the ability to answer questions but is not putting her hand up in lessons to answer questions but when questioned knows the answers. I asked whether there was anything I could do to help at home - but because it is linked to her "attitude" in class they couldn't think of anything. Any ideas as to how I can get my daughter to demonstrate enthusiasm for her lessons - could it be a confidence thing - I know she has found it a lot different and harder in YR1? Am generally not impressed with lack of solutions - could the teachers try to "enthuse" and engage more? Any ideas as to what we can do greatly appreciated - I always come away from these teacher sessions feeling down when I should be happy that she is happy to go to school and doing fine as a 5 year old child!!!!