Hi all!
My son just started third grade in a new school and is having some anxiety, which I know is normal. My question is how to deal with it. He will complain that he doesn't feel good or that his stomach hurts, in school and out.
In fact, his teacher just called me to say that he hasn't eaten lunch for the past two days because his stomach hurts, but while she was on the phone with me he was out on the playground running around and smiling. She also commented that he seems to be having separation anxiety with her, i.e. whenever he has another class, like library or music with a different teacher, he doesn't want to go because he doesn't feel well.
Her advice was to ride it out and eventually he'll settle in and be fine. But what do I say to the constant, "I don't feel good?"
ETA: I have taken him to the doctor who didn't think there was anything physically wrong with him.
My son just started third grade in a new school and is having some anxiety, which I know is normal. My question is how to deal with it. He will complain that he doesn't feel good or that his stomach hurts, in school and out.
In fact, his teacher just called me to say that he hasn't eaten lunch for the past two days because his stomach hurts, but while she was on the phone with me he was out on the playground running around and smiling. She also commented that he seems to be having separation anxiety with her, i.e. whenever he has another class, like library or music with a different teacher, he doesn't want to go because he doesn't feel well.
Her advice was to ride it out and eventually he'll settle in and be fine. But what do I say to the constant, "I don't feel good?"
ETA: I have taken him to the doctor who didn't think there was anything physically wrong with him.