Tessa is going through the I have no friends phase. She actually is now saying she wants me to homeschool her next year because she has no friends and no one likes her. I love Tessa, but I don't think I could homeschool her during a deployment. She tries my patience at the best of times, because she knows what buttons to push and is so similar to me. I can't imagine not having her leave and go to school when I am that stressed.
I talked to her a little about the fact that she is bossy, and a tattletale. I think this may be the reason why she is struggling with friendships. She likes to be in charge, which is a good thing in some ways, but you can't constantly be the boss and keep friends. Not in this age group... The other problem I see is that she tattles all the time, over the stupidest stuff. Even stuff like she gave me a dirty look... Who is going to want to be her friend when she is always trying to get them in trouble?
It breaks my heart when she says she has no friends, and I know I can't fix it. I also know that it's normal for this age group, and sensitive kids especially. When she emailed Brittany (sorry if the spelling is off Jan) she ended her email by saying she had no friends.
Any pointers would be appreciated...
I talked to her a little about the fact that she is bossy, and a tattletale. I think this may be the reason why she is struggling with friendships. She likes to be in charge, which is a good thing in some ways, but you can't constantly be the boss and keep friends. Not in this age group... The other problem I see is that she tattles all the time, over the stupidest stuff. Even stuff like she gave me a dirty look... Who is going to want to be her friend when she is always trying to get them in trouble?
It breaks my heart when she says she has no friends, and I know I can't fix it. I also know that it's normal for this age group, and sensitive kids especially. When she emailed Brittany (sorry if the spelling is off Jan) she ended her email by saying she had no friends.
Any pointers would be appreciated...
Does she have a school guidance counselor?
