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Advice PHSE School - Growing and changing.
MegandMog
June 10, 2013 16:58
Have hit the dreaded growing and changing topic for DD...Wonderful school - fully appeciate and have taken on board and ''get'' that talking about being a baby and growing up is really triggering for my DD. So lovely they have asked me for advice what they can do to help. Options I think are fesiable to suggest:1 - lesson as usual (she has 1:1 who is brilliant and can take her out as nec.) i.e. a see how she goes approach. Perhaps ask for a sensory break at the end to burn off some steam before carrying on the rest of the day? 2 - 1:1 can take her out of this lesson - do something else or do same work with her but on a 1:1 basis... What do you wise people out there suggest? How have you handled it with school? DD is 8 - huge issues around her early life - had some good therapy / lifestory work, but very fragile about it all and very very insecure. 1:1 is wonderful - sensitive and attuned and have full faith and confidence with her. Know there will be ''fallout'' at home around this topic, but do we try and avoid it or try and minimise the stress - or just accept that it will be hard, is a necessary part of the curriculam and don the hard hats and shin pads?Meg.
suze
June 10, 2013 19:30
I went with the stay in with ds TA and come out if it got tricky. I have utmost faith in his TA though. I personally feel that we have to support our children to deal with things if we can and hearing others experiences socially is part of that. Taking them out makes an even bigger issue of it IMOSuze x
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Duckling
June 11, 2013 09:27
I asked for the material so I could go through it with them at home first - chatted through any awkward bits... then gave them the option to sit through or go out. They both opted to sit through and were fine.
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Pear Tree
June 11, 2013 09:35
The thing I would do is to try and get support in the lessonThe children will talk about it on the playground and I'd rather dd had a chance of getting the teachers version The sensory soothing ideas are good onesIf dd seems distant and zoned outYou might decide its her natural self preservation and breaking that down is too much and so sensory soothing is bestThe mohdoh (www.mohdoh.co.uk) might helpTAngle might also helpI've got a nice booklet I made for school for yr 5 But you're welcome to itIt's sex ed and made adoptee/LAC friendlyJust pm
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MegandMog
June 13, 2013 07:58
Many thanks. Her ta is really on the ball and is supporting. Just the whole talking about when she was a baby is so hard for her. Particularly when on so many levels she still us a baby as emotionally and on a sensory level that's how she operates. Just went to protect them from more hurts, but can't protect them from life. Appreciate all your replies.
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