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[quote=Anonymous]Hi,
My daughter will be beginning kindergarten one year from now.  While I don't really like the term "shy," that's how most people describe her.  In my words, she's very cautious about new people and places , as well as introverted.  So she doesn't do well at playdates or other social situations unless she has a longstanding relationship with the child, and even then she does best one-on-one rather than in a group, and she won't play at a crowded park and just clings to me, even if we're with a sibling or another child she knows well.  She has attended a small preschool for two years, and generally thrives once she's past the initial beginning of the year warm up period, but it is a very small preschool where the kids get to know all the other kids' and teachers' faces quickly.  And the same kids have mostly been in her class both years.  I was like this a bit as a child, and I remember public school generally as being pretty awful and painful, and so I wonder if that experience may have been avoidable with a better school situation.  We are zoned for a large Fairfax elementary with the typical large class sizes and multiple classes in each grade going to the school.  Can anyone whose child has a similar disposition comment on how their child has done in this type of school? Or have you gone private -- and has that worked out well? Also any general tips on how to prepare the child socially would be welcome.  TIA![/quote]

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