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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you. Super helpful ideas.

Our son came from a very small school where he had been for his entire life. I think the entire grade at the new school is the same size as the entire school where he previously was. so in reflecting, it’s probably true that he’s never really had to make friends. His previous class was so small that you just were friends with everybody in it because there was only 10 of you.

He is thankfully very engaged and has joined lots of activities from music to sports. Part of the reason we gravitated to a school like the one we chose is because of all these opportunities and he is taking them.

I wouldn’t say that he feels like there is a problem, but he definitely feels like an outsider. He said the kids all know each other very well and he’s not sure how to get plugged in. His homeroom teacher is looking out for this to try to help him. Academically solid if not more than solid. Having from such a small school, socially he’s probably bit behind. [/quote]
He’s doing all the right things, and so are the adults around him. Hang in there, and encourage him to just keep showing up for the activities he enjoys. It’s great that he’s taking advantage of those opportunities. It just can take some time. Not MS, but starting new in 9th at a k-12, DC really didn’t find a friend group until about January. It can be rough, but he’ll get there. [/quote]

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