Hello, my ds (4.9) started school a few weeks ago. Next week he goes full time so he is expected to have lunch at school. He will be having packed lunch and has had lots of practise opening his lunch bag, taking his lunch out and eating it. So I was not expecting there to be any lunch related problems.
Yesterday his class visited the rooms they will be eating their lunch in. One room for school lunch and one for packed lunch. Ds has now decided there is no way he can stay at school for lunch. I think it is something to do with the room and the amount of people that will be in it. The teacher tried to talk to him about it today at hometime and ds was clinging to me crying saying he will be going home for lunch. He then refused to walk home so I had to carry him. (He refuses to walk when anxious).
I am not sure what to do. Do I force him to stay for lunch or say to school I am taking him home. The school say they would prefer him to stay for lunch. But I am worried this will make ds very anxious and make him not want to go to school.
What would you do?
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Does anyone have a dc who refuses to have lunch at school?
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tacal · 30/08/2013 14:20
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