DD (7) was given a rubber (or silicone?) wristband today by one of her teachers. It was reddish orange and had the word determination on it.
The wristband was given in recognition of dd's perseverance in a recent situation that had she had found extremely frightening. Don't want to go into details as I might out myself, but suffice to say, the wristband meant a lot to her, and I was really grateful to the teacher for helping to turn something that had been quite traumatic for dd into something much more positive.
She was so proud of it that she continued to wear it when we went out this evening, and somehow, it must have slipped off her wrist. I wish I'd made her take it off before we left the house now!
DD is very, very upset about the loss of this wristband. I have tried to persuade her that the band was just a symbol and that the reason it was given to her hasn't gone away, but she isn't convinced. I then suggested explaining what had happened to her teacher and asking where we could buy a replacement, but she is adamant that she doesn't want to tell him because she thinks he'll be sad that she has been so careless. My own view is that if he understood how upset she is about it, he'd probably want to help but I want to respect her feelings with regard to not asking him.
I have told her that tomorrow we'll retrace our steps to look for it, but tbh I doubt we'll find it, and so I just wondered if there are any teachers out there who use these things who could point me in the direction of a supplier from whom I could perhaps purchase a replacement. It seems trivial I know, but I can see that this really is a big deal for dd, and I'd like to be able to do sometging if I can!
TIA
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Rubber wristbands - teachers please help!!
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Jinsei · 22/02/2013 23:47
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