DD sick everyday at school - advise pls

[ameliasmummy1]

My dd is 5 and has just started school, but since a week last Thursday has been sick every day, I have tried to talk to her about it and have been given a glimmer of info but nothing that helps. I bought a reward chart for her to complete with the teacher and once it's completed I will go to school for a day which she thought was cool, however, she was stil sick, and yesterday the teacher told her she was really cross and sent her to see the head which caused her to be sick again and today she didn't want to go, I spoke with the teacher and said I want to reinforce good behaviour only and not dwell on the sickness and if req I will come in and clear it up, but herself and the head have decided that if she is sick again she is to go to the doctors. I don't think the doc will be able to help and feel this is being shifted, it is a small church school and feel at a loss of how to stop this behaviour unless the school is going to work with me - Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing as I am at my wits end and worried for her health. Advise please.

[GypsyMoth]

why have you put this in 'bullying' section....who is being bullied??

cant you see the schools point of view here? how disruptive it must be for the other kids as well as teacher......you need to go to docs

[GypsyMoth]

also,is someone witnessing her being sick? everytime?

[curlywurlycremeegg]

Not much to help but it may be worth taking your DD to the GPs anyway, at least if you can prove to school its a psychological issue not a physical one they may be more likely to help. I think the class teacher is being really unhelpful being "cross" about it, your DD may need very gentle handling to help her cope with whatever the issue is. Do you think she is actually making heslef sick ie fingers down throat, or do you think it's a recation to stress?

[ameliasmummy1]

dd can just be sick. It started after she was supposed to go to Church with the school and after being sick I was called to collect her - since then it's everyday. Sorry to put this in the bullying section but couldn't see where else it would be relevant.

[GypsyMoth]

no need to apologise,just made me wonder if there was more to it!

i know our school would make a child stay at home for 48 hours after vomiting....has this not been mentioned to you?

[potplant]

Do you mean throwing up or just unwell?

If she is throwing up every day for a week then I wuold agree with the school that she should go and see a doctor.

[ameliasmummy1]

She is delibratley being sick, when I go to collect her she is all smiles and happy to see me. When she was at nursery, u had no choice but to collect them when they were sick, now I'm wondering if this is the issue, that she thinks if I'm sick Mummy will collect me!!! How am I going to stop this? if school ask me to collect her surely dd has won and her education will suffer.

[Conundrumish]

I can't believe the school got cross with her! Whether it is physical or psychological, it is really unhelpful.

I think you need to take her to a Dr to see what emotional support she can be given as she is clearly not happy and trying to tell you something. Is everything OK at home?