Feel like bad mother....

[addictedtoshopping]

DD1 - age 4 - just started schl in sept. had been to nursery depmt so knew other kids well.
3 wks ago started to cry after swimming - they go to upper schl to swim - this happened 2 wks on

trot - we put it down to the fact that shes abit intimidated by being at big schl with the bigger kids(upto

age 18). had lovely half term - with dh and dd2 -but she apparently cried for most of day at schl

yesterday and wouldnt say why.she told us she had sore throat/tired/didnt like maths....we talked

about things and really tried to reassure her. yet after a good nights sleep, as soon as we were

ready to leave house this am, started crying and when i rang schl at 10am they said "she's finally

stopped but still looks sad"
What should i do? why cant i find out the reason

why she's upset? should i push somemore or could this be a normal reaction to going back after a

good hol?

Please help - feel so helpless and like crying myself!

[babe1]

My Son aged 7 (8 next week) goes through a terribly unsettled time at the start of each new school year. Admittedly, he wasn't so bad this year, but last year and the year before it was awful. He doesn't like change anyway, and reacts badly to the new classroom and teacher. One morning last year it took me and my Husband ages to get his uniform on him. He really fought both of us. Then we had to drag him into the school, couldn't get him in through the gate so had to take him in via the office, and leave him prostrate on the floor with a member of staff. I could hear his screams all the way down the road. He too used to cry on and off, sometimes the whole day. I'd find that even after he finally settled, he would sometimes have another 'wobble' going back after a school holiday. Your little one will settle eventually, hang in there. I know how it makes you feel though.

[addictedtoshopping]

Thanks for that - its reassuring to know that it is quite normal. She is quite sensitive and, like your son doesnt like change.

Feel so useless though