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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another thing... As a mom of a very socially anxious 9 yr. old girl, I think it is hard to overstate the effect that the COVID closures/lifestyle changes have had on anxious kids--and in some ways it has been a positive one (or at least positive in the sense of a temporary reprieve).  On a lot of levels, DD thrived when both the school environment as well as classes and activities were taken away and/or limited, AND, here's the kicker--this was not necessarily because she [i]disliked [/i]the activities. In fact she missed some (and certainly some people). But I think there was just so much less pressure that it is going to be challenging to slowly rev up again.*  So I could see that you DS may both want to take on more activities now, OP, but be "out of the habit" of trying new things and his old methods for coping with even welcome challenges may be a little rusty from disuse.

* And yes, don't worry, we are all rethinking exactly how/whether certain aspects of life should be "revved up"[/quote]

Yes, PP, I think you are so right. He loves school, but during K (the year school shut down), he would gnaw on his shirt collar all day and pick his nails, out of anxiety I'd assume. He does great at shcool - loves it, teachers love him, he has friends, blah blah. School ended - shirt gnawing ended, nails grew.  School is back - and he is so happy about it - and he is back to picking his nails and slweeping with a long forgotten stuffed animal. And then these isntances like I describe at swim team and with a few other things - are SO BIG and SO DRAMATIC that it is throwing us. But you're right - his coping mechanisms are rusty.[/quote]

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