Iam so worried for when my daughter starts school shortly. She will be in year two and for the last 3 years has been attending a specialised school. She is now up to her peers in main stream and so we have made the decision to move her to a normal public school to start this year. Iam so worried and nervous for her she is a very sensitive child and can be shy to begin with, she will cry at the drop of a hat and every year she has started school we have had the water works. We talk to her all the time about school and talk about how even if she's alittle scared and nervous she doesn't need to cry. Iam so worried for her at her old school she had a great set of friends and was very settled. I really don't want her to make a scene on the first day of school I know kids can be crule and I don't want them to make fun of her. I know the key to her becoming settled quickly is to make friends quickly but am worried she won't be able to because she's so sensitive. I just don't know, we had no choice to stay she had to move as they are only aloud to stay at the old school for 3 years and her time was done. I really don't want my daughter to fail.
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she wont fail, the teacher will pick out some buddies for her to make sure she gets off to a good start.
Just make sure the school is aware of her situation and strike up a good relationship with her teacher and ask the teacher to keep an eye on her and place her with some other girls. Unfortunetly thats all we can do as parents, and please dont feel alone as most parents have the same fear as you and it is gut wrenching. Think positive! Your daughter has had a great start and she can do this!