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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would actually look beyond the academics and try and find out if there are other social emotional issues going on.

I am guessing your kid is 4th or 5th and this is when kids start forming cliques and kids start being motivating by their own desires instead of their parents.  I can be scary and tough for a kid to grow up. We as adults just forget all those fears and feelings.   How small is the school? Could your child need a bigger environment?  Maybe they have been pigeonholed in a certain role and can't break away from that? Not having a deeper connection to peers might be a gentle way of saying they see him lost on the playground trying to figure out who to play with or even in class. Flitting from one group to another but not really meshing.  And lots of kids say so and so is a best friend but I wouldn't put too much stock in it.

It might be that you see the academic element and lost interest and your child says the same because they do not really know how to talk to you about other more emotional issues going on.

Either way - it doesn't mean you should look at other school options if the school is no longer a fit.[/quote]

The thing is I know what my kid does every day at recess...sports! It is THE activity that they participate in at recess. They are at a smallish school and a lot of the kids have been there since K or PreK, but not us. My DC opened up and said that they felt sad at the start of the school year and has since said that last year was better in class, now DC says they feel better about things, but its no where near perfect if teacher at school is seeing this change in behavior... [/quote]

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