My daughters 9 and quite an anxious child. She's always had a friend in all years. But she's not popular and has a smaller circle of friends. She has a best friend and a few others but its dramary. My daughters not bubbly or confident. But she's getting a little better.
I have always from her being a baby had an intense fear of her going to secondary school. I am scared of her being bullied. Attacked on the way home etc. I know this is just intrusive thoughts. I dont think of it everyday. But I have a genuine fear of this stage and we will look around schools in the next year for her.
I just wanted to ask how other mums feel. I might have a negative view on how teenagers can be now. But I see some awful stuff on the news and when I walk my kids to school I find the secondary school kids very sweary and rude. Obviously not all.
I don't know why I'm so afraid of her being out and about alone one day.