Would you let her go?

[lisad123]

Dd1 came home with letter about school trip for early next year. It's an overnight trip and good hour or two away.
She really wants to go and I'm happy for her to go BUT she has only ever stayed with my
Mum and dad, she won't even stay at my sisters!
I don't want to pay out loads for her to suddenly realise that she's too worried to go and have mass meltdown!!
She sleeps well, but her eating is poor and she gets so anxious that she can't move.

Would you pay the money and hope the school can do enough prep work to get her there?!

i'd be discussing it with school before i signed up. and then i'd let school discuss it with her. and then i'd discuss it with her again.

i'm generally in favour of getting them to try stuff though. even if they haven't been able to follow through in the past. if she does manage this time, imagine what a huge confidence boost it would be. and much easier next time. i'm all for continuous improvement lol.

but do discuss your financial concerns with school, and try to get some sort of refund policy in place if possible.

and it's only one night. which is a good one to aim for, rather than a multi-day trip? does dd have any 1-1 support that would be going?