Help Mommas....my Kid HATES MONDAYS!!!!

Your post struck a chord with me because I frequently get the Sunday "funk" - and I think it goes back to my childhood. The weird thing is I loved school until high school.

I was (and still am) emotional and somewhat anxious too. I still managed to make it through college (which I loved - I just hated high school) and grad school just fine.

I would try to make Monday afternoons super nurturing. Perhaps make brownies after school, or something she really likes. Celebrate her getting off to a good start for the week. Don't let younger sister minimize her feelings. Just really praise her for all the growth and progress that she's making.

I might also consider homeschooling. My older son hated school from day one, even though he is a good student, good athlete, and well-liked by his peers. He joined my younger son and I (who started homeschooling a few years prior) in 10th grade and just really blossomed. School is not a great fit for all kids. I hate to see their genuine and innate love of learning quashed.

Good luck and I hope you can get this under control.

It sounds to me like the real problem is that she's feeling overwhelmed or unable to keep up at school. You may want to have a conference with her teacher and see how she's doing and make sure they understand she's struggling, they may not realize it. Talking to her about some basic organization skills and study skills might help as well. She may not understand how to prioritize what she needs to do during the day and how to get her work done. If she feels more confident about her days at school then she won't dread it as much. Good luck!!

My kids are 12 and 9. We don't have any of these issues. Maybe because they are ALWAYS on the same schedule. They go to bed the same time during the week, weekends and even summer and this weeks is spring break and they went to bed at the same time. That being said, that also means there is NO sleeping in either. This means they get up easier and I've never had to get them up, they are up before I am. We also talk about the good things at school, mostly their friends and the fun things they are going to do during lunch and recess. That helps to focus on what makes them happy at school and not all they yucky work they have to do. =) I hope you get some good advice. Good luck!

Spend some time on the weekend getting things in order so that come Monday, your DD has a plan. Reassure her that she has her homework in a folder, all ready to go, for example. Or that you bought x and y for her lunch. I'd try to work with her on coping skills for things in general. I'm not sure it's just jealousy if your DD is worried about school. You might also talk to her teacher to see if there's anything in particular that might be stressing her out.

are they sleeping in on the weekends. that was always the worst part of monday that i had to wake up early to do something i did not want too.

i am kind of a no nonsence type when it comes to emotions that are overloaded. supprizingly it usually works. in a playful tone i would respond to her"extreme emotions" by PLAYFULLY saying something like "ggggiiirrrrllll relax you got this week covered" or" woman your gonna show this week whos boss" or " God is with you every step of the way , yall will face this weeks challenges together"

Encouragement and sillyness seem to really calm the anxiety down. And at the end of the day when you pick her up ask her now really was that so bad. WARNING: it might have been.

Put things in perspective for her like there are people suffering, starving, not willing to move, it really helps me when I try to keep up with the Joneses to put live back in focus. I would read up on as many books as you need on how to deal with anxiety while you can still teach her how to deal with it and overcome it. Not allowing it to controll her life or allowing rudeness towards anyone "9foot tall monster with green eyes and lots of hair"

If anything sometimes its just a silly answer to the problem. My good friends daughter was a monster every morning all it took was a shower in the morning and she could get her dressed, fix her hair and actually use manners!!