My neice is 15 years-old. She wrote me an email yesterday expressing her "Back to School" blues due to the fact she is a loner, and has no one to eat lunch with or hang out with. She wants to do something else during her lunch period instead of go to the lunchroom. She wants me to tell her what she could do during this period.
I am quite bedazzled. What should I tell my neice?
2007-09-05 05:30:04 · 18 answers · asked by Sandy 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
What about her talking to the school counselor.
She could possibly go talk to her at lunch time.
It will get her out of lunch, and will help her with her low self esteem.
My son has gone through the same thing.
In fact, thinking back, so has my 17 yr old daughter (who now is very popular). Even she went through it at some point in time.
We all do, and we all have had to experience those times.
Tell her that only she can change it.
She has to be more friendly and fun to be with.
But this will all come about as she matures.
Good luck
You're a wonderful Aunt ;)
2007-09-05 05:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by MommaBear 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does she want to make friends?
I was kind of a loner but I still had friends to hang out with and eat lunch with. Maybe independent is more what I was/am.
What are kids allowed to do? Must they stay in the cafeteria?
She could walk around or eat outside the cafe?
2007-09-05 05:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can sympathize with her. There was lots of times I had no friends either. I quit going to the lunchroom too. She probably needs to get more self confidence. I think a counselor would be a good one to give some suggestions on this.
2007-09-05 05:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by lucy02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i changed schools 7 times my whole life... i tried being sociable, ask someone if i could join them for lunch during the class before lunch, or if not id go to the library and do school work... but then once id get friends id skip =) which is cool, i graduated. =)
2007-09-05 05:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a student lounge or even the girls bathroom she could go to instead? If she has a car, she could go sit in it until lunch is over. I dunno. That's really sad. Of course, the best thing to do would be to try to make friends, but that's really hard sometimes and running away from the problem sure doesn't help. Good luck to her. **hugs**
2007-09-05 05:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ тнє σяιgιиαℓ gιяℓfяι∂αу ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do they have the option of going to a study hall or library during lunch? if so she might meet people who feel just like she does, and maybe strike up a friendship
2007-09-05 05:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by daddius42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that school just started and it will get better, maybe she can hang out in the computer lab for lunch (if there is one)
2007-09-05 05:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to her teacher about it. If her teacher is not responsive, talk to the principal. It is better your niece's parents go to the school to do this.
There are usually other factors involved in children not having other children to play with. This should be taken seriously.
2007-09-05 05:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by Torontoman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try to make new friends or help out a teacher during lunch
2007-09-05 05:34:37 · answer #9 · answered by luuvmywinnie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should go to her favorite teacher's classroom, especially if that is her teacher's lunch hour/break as well. A lot of teens go through this.
2007-09-05 05:33:43 · answer #10 · answered by Sleek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋