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[quote=Anonymous]I am wondering if I should consider private school for one of my kids for middle school, possibly sooner.  I feel completely overwhelmed with where to start and how to figure out if private school will actually be any better.  I'm looking for a school with kids that are kind and inclusive.  My child's only diagnosis is anxiety, and so far teachers have consistently said they don't see a reason for me to do any testing.

Socially school has always been hard for my child.  The first three years they frequently said lots of different kids were mean to them.  The teachers said they didn't see this at all.  My child likes other kids and talks about their "friends" but there are never any playdate or birthday invitations, and my child has now stopped wanting to play with any school "friends."  At one pint I realized "friend" really just meant kids that my child likes and wants to play with, not necessarily a reciprocal friendship.

In the past when I have asked the parent of a classmate to meet at a park there was always a reason the other family couldn't come.  Sometimes after three or four invitations a playdate would materialize.  For a long time I assumed everyone was busy.  Now I'm wondering if people finally made time just so I'd stop asking.  My child's anxiety has led to some delays in social skills, which we have and continue to work on.  When I have seen my child play with others I have noticed my child can be a bit rigid, like if the other kid wants to play basketball and my kid wants to play tennis, my kid just goes over to the tennis court to play by themselves until I remind them this is a time to be social and compromise, they can play tennis later.  Another thing I've noticed is that sometimes my child just keeps advocating for the one activity they want, even when the other child clearly doesn't want to do it.  But plenty of times I've noticed my child do whatever the other child wants without presenting what they want.  I don't know what to make of it all, or how to find a better fit.  I fear middle school could be brutal.  [/quote]

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