My DD is 9 and has always loved school but has become increasingly unhappy as a result of changing friendship groups. Her best friend has moved on to another friend and she has felt pushed out and rather lonely. I told her to focus on making other friends, which she has tried but when approaching other groups there is one girl in particular who is telling her she can't play, to go away, that she smells etc
It all sounds really trivial to adult ears and I have never got involved with fall-outs before, believing that teachers have better things to worry about but she is spending her break times crying in the toilets and she seems really unhappy. Now I am friends with this girl's Mum, who is lovely and would be mortified, so it would be really awkward. We have a school pick-up rota some weeks as well, so I often have contact with this little girl. So my dilemma is whether to have a word with the teacher, the Mum or directly with the child. What would you do?
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woollywomble · 14/11/2012 12:03
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