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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Child (14) is very shy making friends, especially post Covid. Goes to a small school. Wondering if this is likely to get better by itself or if we should switch schools, not sure if that will help or hurt. Seems ok otherwise, doing well academically, has extracurriculars, not depressed, still enjoys family (mostly). We wish for least a couple of good friends for DC but DC doesn't seem to be looking. [/quote]

Hello, I was like this at 14, and I was in a very small private school.  I ended up being suddenly dropped into a large public school with a magnet program.  It was a huge adjustment and a massive social and culture shock initially.  Compared to the small private with lots of personal attention and freedom, I felt like I was in prison.  My classes were huge and I was lost.  It took me a semester to find my footing — that semester was very difficult academically, socially, and emotionally and I was deeply lonely and unhappy.

By the second year, I had made a lot of friends. Having more people available meant more potential friends.  By the fourth year I really enjoyed my public high school, had a group of close friend group of close friends, and was sad to leave.

I went on to attend a huge state college and was very happy there. The transition I had made earlier to a huge high school really helped because I had experience being dropped into a new environment where I didn’t know anyone.[/quote]

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