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AUTHOR: mrsdashDATE: 10/09/03 5:13am
SUBJECT: Re: my 7 years old girl says "nobody plays with me in school"
IN REPLY TO: my 7 years old girl says "nobody plays with me in school"
AUTHOR: umaysmother
Maybe she just does not like any of the children in this class. These children are at school to learn anyway. Does your child only have access to other children the same age and grade? My girl has always preferred older children adn would never be happy in a school that segregates the children by age. Does your daughter have friends outside of school? Maybe the friends she is used to playing with are more mature or more well behaved than the children at school. There is one park our children never enjoyed, even though it had the biggest slides and most things to do. They said that the kids there didn't play nice. When I saw another child take my child's turn on the swing, and the other child's mother not getting up to reprimand her child in any way, I knew my children were right and we built a swingset in our backyard.

If the teachers are pleased with your daughter it may be a simple case of jealousy. I notice in the public schools, little emphisis is put on competition to be the best. Another possibility is maybe these kids don't have parents at home or maybe their parents never taught them how to behave in school or be a good friend. I would just emphisize that school is a place to learn and that she can play with her real friends after school.

Where I live, there are seven year olds who talk about having boyfriends, kiss boys-and worse, watch MTV, and wear the most disgustingly provocative clothes. Personally, if my child went to school with these girls, I would take the fact nobody wanted to play her as a compliment to my parenting. I really do think maybe your daughter is just a good kid and the other kids know that.
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my 7 years old girl says "nobody plays with me in school"
umaysmother10/08/03 02:59pm
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thwarted10/08/03 03:34pm
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noahsdad10/08/03 08:03pm
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mrsdash10/09/03 05:13am
Re: my 7 years old girl says "nobody plays with me in school"
dwilkins10/21/03 11:44am
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