Thank you for that. I've re-read the guidelines so won't make the same error again. Appreciate it! ... View more

Thank you to all of you for your amazing words of support.  It was so fantastic to log in and read all this.  So nice to know we're not out here alone!  Your advice and support have done wonders for my heart.  Growing up in this era seems so much more difficult than when I was a teenager.  Issues I'd never of dreamed of seem to be commonplace these days - no wonder so many of us feel like we are frantically swimming upstream just trying to keep our heads up.     Thank you for updating the post - apologies for including information not allowed.    A bit of an update. Our daughter has an amazing school where she feels comfortable and nurtured.  There are many adults there she can turn to and, upon further discussion discovered she has spoken to one of these about the texts as well.  In fact, the reason I'm on this forum is because this wonderful teacher reached out to me and provided the link to the site.  We are also having a meeting when school resumes to discuss in person.    In the meantime we have focused on congratulating her for standing up and looking out for her friends.  We have also used some of the advice around different strategies for both managing in the event something happens again, and ways to hopefully stop the behaviour.  Showing kindness, fun, empowering behaviours to build each other up and develop confidence.   Once again, thank you all so very much.  It's great not to feel so alone. ... View more