My Daughter Doesn't Want to Go To School
By Shar19
@Shar19 (8236)
United States
December 8, 2008 8:23am CST
My daughter is in first grade and is really having a tough time going to school. She's doing great with her grades and gets along with everyone. I think she's having some kind of separation anxiety in the mornings. Every morning she says how much she doesn't want to go to school and cries. She wants to stay home with me and her brother. I try and calm her down and tell her that she'll be o.k. and that she has to go to school. When she finally gets on the bus she seems fine. When she comes home from school she's happy and seems excited to tell me about her day. By night time she's already worrying about the next day and then we start all over again the following morning. Is anyone else going through this or has gone through it?
3 responses
@binacheri14 (299)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I went through, and am still going through, the same thing. Try your best to do something about it now. Reasure her that her younger sibling will also go to school. My son is now 9 years old and does what ever he can to get in trouble to come home from school. I am having to take drastic measures to help him now. We are now enrolled in counseling to figure out what to do. I love my son with every piece of soul I have, but it just gets worse unless you do something now. I don't know how you feel about looking into getting help, but I have recently been looking online and love and logic is a good thing to look at. It is a calm rational loving way to do things and Im just starting so I will keep you updated on how it works. Good luck. If you have any advice for me I would love to hear it, and fully accept it.
From one mother to another. We love our kids but have to teach them that people must grow. We will always, no matter what love our children and always be there for them but they must learn to grow into the person they are destine to become.
@arkadeb313 (593)
• India
8 Dec 08
I had the same experience with my son. After conitnued effort i came to know that the teacher told someone to tie his hands with the fan on the roof. This frightened him a lot and I met his teacher and told her the story. She told him that it was not a serious one and it solved my problem.
@arkadeb313 (593)
• India
10 Dec 08
Yes, now there is no problem with my son and he has grown older now as he is in standard II.
@maroseqf (3657)
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
Well, my first child is only one month old so I have not experienced your situation but I have several nephews and nieces who were like that when they were at that age. Your daughter could have been bullied at school. Maybe you could challenge her by giving her a reward when she does well in school. It could motivate her to go to school. Also, during weekends, try to spend it out with her. Treat her to a movie or something and tell her that she needs to go to school and that you will treat her again the next week. I hope this helps.




