Why are schoolyard social issues so much harder than anywhere else?

[Anonymous]

Ask her teacher to let her bring a book she can read in the shade

[Anonymous]

^ ideally she'll get bored after awhile, and put effort into finding and making a new friend

np here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is a result of making preschool and kindergarten more academic so kids aren’t working on social skills as much.

This, plus kids don't just play with neighborhood kids after school and on weekends, they are in structured activities instead. Like a PP said, they are working out all their social issues in 20 minutes if recess 5 days a week. No wonder it's a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is a result of making preschool and kindergarten more academic so kids aren’t working on social skills as much.

This, plus kids don't just play with neighborhood kids after school and on weekends, they are in structured activities instead. Like a PP said, they are working out all their social issues in 20 minutes if recess 5 days a week. No wonder it's a mess.

+1 kids really don't get opportunities to free play/socialize anymore.