My daughter has just started back into Yr8 and is totally overwhelmed. It's a 9 form entry school and they've given the children new timetables.
My daughter is now following a timetable that is completely different from her friends from the previous year and with completely different children. I realise this is a period of change for all of the children in the year but her friends seem to have taken all of this change in their stride. They do however seem to share the same timetable and lessons whereas she's with classes of children that she doesn't know.
DD is socially awkward and feels overwhelmed in new situations. She struggles with the finer intricasies of friendships bit is a very loyal friend. She is the kindest, most gentle girl and incredibly sensitive.
I'm not really sure what to do as she's so unhappy, hasn't really eaten, very teary and is struggling to sleep. She looks utterly drained. She seems to need familiarity and finds change really difficult.
She struggled last year and was highly emotional and only really settled in the summer term and I felt that we'd really turned a corner. Now, I feel we're back to square one.