Should I tell parent that LT friendship with her DD is now a burden for other girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a daughter in the same situation in the same class for the 4th year with her mild SN friend.

Please separate them. It is dragging down my daughter, stunting her maturity and academic skills (even though I encouraged her being extra nice to this girl several years ago). Her SN friend is so dependent on her and never wants to be away from her. So neither of them makes any other friends. While this was ok in 2nd grade, it is not good for either of them anymore. I tell my dd to play with other kids on the playground and sit with different kids at lunch, but she is too easy going and her friend is so clingy.

I recently talked to her teacher to about this and she is going to try putting them in different groups now that she knows. She too thinks it a good idea

Who your kid plays with on the playground or sits with at lunch has nothing to do with having a kid with "mild SNs" in her class. Your kid doesn't seem to care.

It is ludicrous that you are blaming one kid in "stunting" your kid's maturity and academic skills. Maybe your kid's not all that mature or bright? There are always more than one kid with SNs in any given class, so save your pennies and go to Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a daughter in the same situation in the same class for the 4th year with her mild SN friend.

Please separate them. It is dragging down my daughter, stunting her maturity and academic skills (even though I encouraged her being extra nice to this girl several years ago). Her SN friend is so dependent on her and never wants to be away from her. So neither of them makes any other friends. While this was ok in 2nd grade, it is not good for either of them anymore. I tell my dd to play with other kids on the playground and sit with different kids at lunch, but she is too easy going and her friend is so clingy.

I recently talked to her teacher to about this and she is going to try putting them in different groups now that she knows. She too thinks it a good idea

To pp, you can request to have them in different classrooms. You request near the end of the school year.

To the op, listen to the girl that cried to you. The girls need to be separated. It would help both girls if they were separated. They each will benefit by being forced to make new friends.