Hi all, I appreciate everyone's help.
This week is my daughter's first week back to school an she has settled in nicely again. We have had some issues and I have no-one to talk to about it and I hope you understand. I hope I'm doing a good job managing things but I just need some little pieces of help and advice.
Basically my daughter had a good day, Monday, and it was a half day to settle her in. New room but with 3 other students who she knows.
Unfortunately, Tuesday wasn't the best day. There was an unexpected staff change and with a member of staff she isn't keen on. She then was walking round the corridors and then she jumped the fence somehow and ran off down the road into a pub. Her teacher chased her and located her where some more staff came to help out. She called me on a strangers phone and explained to me what the issue was. Staff gave her a choice of what 2 members of staff she wanted with her to calm down and she chose her favorite 2 which were available. Unfortunately, after a bit of walking and chilling, teachers explained that she was showing warning signs of wanting to run. She tried crossing the road but the teachers took hold of her and that's when she started kicking them and more staff had to come and help out and she was taken back to school and 3 staff took her home.
After this, she has now got 2 members of staff with her at all times, which she prefers. Yesterday and today she has been having meltdowns because of the changes and the building work because they are in our house, knocking walls down so it's a hard change for her and our neighbors are having some work done but have to did up part of our driveway to do it. Yesterday she was overwhelmed and when teachers turned up at home, i had a phone call asking to go back (I was working) because she had locked the teachers and the builders out the house but she called me and calmed herself down and went to school. Same things happened this morning and afternoon, She's overwhelmed and I'm doing my best helping her. School are doing the same and have given her another some ear defenders to keep. What else do I do? How can teachers help during these difficult times? What do I do when she has a meltdown and is overwhelmed when builders are in the house and I'm not there?
