Tips on getting daughter excited about school again?

Hello!

Learn More

“Hi a friend just tagged me x I’m not sure if what my daughter has been through is ok but her first week at school this year as she is in kindy a random boy turnt around and hit her in the face
Two weeks later she was bullied by a yr2 boy. Now we struggle to get her to school every morning she wakes around 4.45am to say she is sick or has a tummy ache or headache to try get out of going to school. It is so wrong and so hard and depressing as a parent knowing this child was once so excited to go to big school now she is there she doesn’t want to be there. Academically she is gifted it’s like in class she knows she is safe. It’s very hard as a mother to deal with this”

Posted by anon, 27/05/2013

Post your reply

Want more real mum questions sent to you?

126 replies
Post a reply

- - Ellen said
  - 08 Apr 2019
    1:19 pm
Yes, I would definitely talk to the teacher, maybe even with your daughter present. And talk about what she needs to feel safe and happy at school.
- - mom176887 said
  - 18 Apr 2016
    8:54 am
Talk to the teachers and as you are doing checkout any other suggestions – like advice that you can give her to help her ignore/walk away from upsets. Sounds like she is intelligent, perhaps more aware for her age, understands the ‘right and wrong’ of a situation and doesn’t find it easy to shrug off upsets or forgive accidents? Give her a few more coping strategies to see if she can’t deal with the upset more easily. You say she feels safe in the class – I presume that is when teachers are around? or she feels confident she cando the work? Maybe build on that to rebuild excitement.
- - Mis Jo said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    11:57 am
Good luck Darl
- - emily_zilm said
  - 08 Mar 2014
    5:25 pm
How did you daughter end up going at school?
- - ljsalomon said
  - 24 Jan 2014
    12:47 pm
Hope she is feeling better about it now.
- - tobysmummy said
  - 10 Jan 2014
    5:08 pm
That’s horrible that she doesn’t feel safe at school :(( hope you’ve got it sorted out
- - coppin85 said
  - 31 Dec 2013
    7:15 am
that is horrible!!! have you talked to the teacher? poor little girl
- - kathryn said
  - 28 Dec 2013
    11:37 pm
It is not OK and should be reported to the teacher and if no luck there the principal
- - ljsalomon said
  - 23 Dec 2013
    10:20 pm
That wouldn’t be a great feeling as a mum to know your child is not wanting to go to school. Have you had any luck with advice below?
- - meltingmoment said
  - 21 Dec 2013
    11:15 pm
I hope you managed to sort it out with the school and that she enjoys going to school again.
- - meltingmoment said
  - 30 Oct 2013
    10:14 pm
How is she going now?
- - snoopy said
  - 18 Oct 2013
    7:44 pm
I do hope things improved for you. It is never nice for kids to experience this.
- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Sep 2013
    11:50 pm
Its not very nice
- - a-edwards said
  - 31 Aug 2013
    5:08 am
Nothing worse. Bullying can scar people for life!
- - maureen3 said
  - 30 Aug 2013
    9:09 am
What was the outcome Hope things turned out well
- - a-edwards said
  - 29 Aug 2013
    10:43 pm
She might feel safer in a new school! Clearly that school has bad memories!
- - lynzstevo said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    9:32 am
I can only imagine how hard it is for you. I really hope things have improved.
- - maureen3 said
  - 26 Aug 2013
    8:59 am
Children need to feel safe in school talk to the principal or the teacher to see what is going on
- - curlytops said
  - 24 Aug 2013
    8:17 pm
It can be so stressful. speak to the teacher and see if they can help her settle and keep an eye out for any untoward behaviour.
- - traceyi said
  - 22 Aug 2013
    8:22 pm
perhaps talk to the teacher to see if there is something going on.