Thanks for the reply - it helps to know I'm not alone. I smiled at your description of your family's behaviour - it sounds familiar!
My daughter recently moved school and found the experience really tough. She seemed to be getting over it in many ways, but is so unforgiving of anything she sees as imperfect. I agree with the keeping it light - I try to do that, but it's tough when she appears to be hurting so much. Maybe she's not feeling it as bad as it looks? maybe I'm trying to hard to "make it all better" rather than leaving her to resolve anything. Maybe it's me that's worrying too much!
The last thing I want to do is dismiss her feelings, but I don't want to end up giving them more significance than they already have. It's a minefield!! I'll try and get the feedback you suggest without making it worse!
