Making new friends at school.
As my sons first year at school draws to a close I could laugh when I look back at the nights I spent worrying about my him. Will he make friends, will the other children like him? Will he become a loner unable to form an emotional attachment in adulthood because of his social failings at school ... It turns out I had nothing to worry about, my son had made a best friend after the first week and is invited to at least one birthday party a month. Even after the great ‘worm eating’ incident back in November, my child has remained a firm favorite among the reception set. Relieved though I am that my son is a well adjusted, socially savvy child. If I’d known back then what I know now, I would have spent more time worrying about myself. Making friends with the other parents was not nearly as easy for me as it was my son. I hadn’t expected to be the new kid at school all over again. Trying desperately to fit in with the other parents, the ones who hung ar...