Hi,
I am looking for a miracle - some suggestion that will end the misery and sadness that my 9 year old has felt on and off for years.
She is desperately sad and really fed up as she is constantly the victim of nasty, bitchy comments and behaviour from her contemporaries.
She was bullied by one girl in particular for three years before the school managed to control the bully and stamp it out but during that time my child never really established secure friendships as the bully used to steer the other girls away from her.
Eventually a year and a half ago she bonded with on girl and felt she at last had a best friend, but the rumblings with the other girls continued and always threatened. Her anxiety peaked and after seeking professional help for two years she was seen by the local child mental health team who helped her try and deal with her worry and process the bullying.
But for the last six months her "best friend" and the other girls have become increasingly nasty and she is again feeling vulnerable and for three to four months has been crying every other night. She is scared, she is fed up and feels lonely and alone.
The girl who bullied her is also starting to threaten her again and because my daughter has complained about the other girls picking on her the school are not supportive any more - I think they are sick of the situation - as are we.
I feel helpless to ease my child's suffering. It breaks my heart to see her so upset and traumatised. I feel I am failing her.
Do we move her from this school or is it teaching her to run away? She is frightened to stand up for herself and the other girls are now taunting her - "go tell your mummy" or "run and tell the teacher" they sneer at her.
She has endured enough now. I am worried for her state of mind - her mental health.
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My daughter has been consistently picked on and bullied for years
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jomer20 · 07/04/2013 22:59
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