Making friends in school y2

Good morning,

I am here again, looking for some wisdom. My son came back home from school yesterday saying that he was left standing sad on his own without any friends to play with at playtime. He says that he wants to play only with boys, the same ones who methodically refuse to play with him. I am telling him that although it is sad to be left alone and that I am glad he is telling me and the teachers, he needs to be brave enough and go look for someone else. The teachers are not doing that much in that respect, as they say they are only looking after him academically. It is a school after all and although I do not fully agree, I can see their point. Have you got any advice on how to make my child realise there are other children who might be interested in playing with him, please? He can be a bit rigid when it comes to this subject because he strongly believes it is right to only be with boys at playtime. I do not want to hurt his feelings more or say things I should not.

Thank you for your time

Parents
  • My son never played with anyone and just walked around the school grounds. But I had to fight with the school to get a lunch time gound supervisor to accompany him and encourage him to find someone to play.  The school TA was really good in helping him find someone to play. It's hard for such kids to find friends and socialise. So no point explaining. What he needs is a member of staff to support him during break times or offer him an alternative like a school club, which many school are unfortunately not able to run due to covid.

    I do hope your son does find someone of his wavelength to play with. Good luck

  • Thank you Nikki. I hope that too. 

Reply Children
No Data