Published on 12, July, 2020
My son is 7 and is awaiting a formal diagnosis! School have been fab but getting him in is the problem as I have seen in many other posts! We are lucky that we live a 1 minute walk from the school, if we had to get him into a car to get him there then his attendance would be much much lower.
He's a big 7 year old and I can't lift him at all, my husband and I both work full time so we share drop offs in the morning! This week is my turn! Monday and Tuesday were fine but Wednesday we did normal drop off (not breakfast club) and his teacher again had to come out onto the bath to help me get him in. We had tears, he was on the floor and lashing out! This morning we had avoidance from 7am again and I insisted on breakfast club so we didnt have to deal with the struggle in the middle of everyone else dropping off! I had to practically drag him out the door and then my husband carried him part way down the road before struggling between us the rest of the way to the gate. He's lashing out and its utterly draining as well as completely heartbreaking leaving him in the update state he's in!
This week has been different with preparation happening at school for moving up to the next class in September so it's put some pressure on and is out of routine but we have been sitting down and discussing with lots of opportunity to cry it out or shout it out if need be at home!
How do I make the school transition easier in the morning? Desperate mum here!
Hi there,
I hope you're okay. That sounds heartbreaking for you all. I'm sure you'll have thought of the following ideas but I wanted to write them down incase they could be helpful"
My daughter refused many of the coping strategies the school and myself offered as she didn't want to be singled out so I've made our home the quiet place where I don't try to engage with her after school and leave her to have as much tech time she needs to decompress from having to be social and learn all day. It's tough for them but I'm hoping you all find something that helps the process be easier and more manageable for you all.
Best wishes to you.