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Re: 5 years old don't want to go to school

Hi, I work as a nursery nurse in a reception school class so I can fully understand your concerns, however your best bet is to discuss problem with your teacher and when dropping your daughter off pass her over to the staff immediately and leave, ensure she knows you are coming back to pick her up at home time and make sure you are there on time if not earlier. It sounds like she needs reassurance that you will not leave her for good! Another good tip is to give her something that belongs to you for her to look after while at school, it may be an old teddy(a special one that you might take to bed), or a small piece of jewellery or even a hankerchief that has your 'scent' on it. Explain that you are expecting her to take care of this item and you will need her to bring it back home each day. Good luck I hope you can sort this out, I'm sure your daughter will settle soon and begin to enjoy school life. Keep positive for her!

Re: Re: 5 years old don't want to go to school

I let her bring our family pictures to school, and she just insisted that she doesn't like school. I told her if she makes some friends she would like school. She even refused to play with other kids just to show me how much she hates school. I am so tired of telling her not to cry at school and keep assure her that she will be picked up the same time veryday. Nothing seems work, I am running out of idea already. Thank you for the suggestion, I will try it out next week.

Re: Re: Re: 5 years old don't want to go to school

my first thought is home educate her - but that's just because i do it.
has she told you what it is she doesn't like about school?
i do wonder where she got the image of school being bad?
did she have a bad experience at pre-school?
has someone said something to her, that you don't know, about school being bad?
is there a teacher that she likes, maybe you could arrange something there.
is there a favourite thing in the school that she likes, maybe you could arrange something there.
it must be awful for you, i hope you all get through it soon.
best wishes for a peaceful outcome X