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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OP here- that is what I think too but DS got very emotional and anxious when we talked about options. How did you handle this/ how did you explain what would happen and why? [/quote]

I told her we were going to visit the other program and wanted to hear what she had to say, but then her dad and I were going to make the final decision.

My kid actually has clinical anxiety disorder. Part of managing that is telling her what is and is not in her scope of worry. For her, having to make that decision was overwhelming. Us telling her it is not her decision to make actually reduced her anxiety level. We also told her it wasn't necessarily a forever decision and if she hated it after giving it a chance for a FULL YEAR, she could go back to the base school. After the first couple weeks, she loved it there.

We also worked really hard to make her comfortable with the school. I arranged a visit with the school counselor. I sent her to a couple SACC camps there over the summer so she knew the building layout, etc. The counselor had her in a lunch bunch with some other girls. (It was an anxiety group, but she didn't know that.) All those things helped reduce a lot of her anxieties. [/quote]

How did you get your child diagnosed with clinical anxiety disorder?  Is there anything you are doing to help it?  Asking since my child may have this given the reaction.  Thank you very much for sharing all your details.  I wonder if we decide to send DS to the center, if he will be anxious and sad the rest of the school year at the current local school.  Any insights to share please?[/quote]

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