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[quote=Anonymous]We just declined Andover for a TT, and I have to say we’re relieved that our son is staying home even though we knew that Andover would have been truly a step up in almost everything and would have probably meant more as a network for him later in life. But our situation was different in that our son was always hesitant about living far away. It sounds like your son was pretty on board with boarding until recently which sounds like cold feet, and if that is the case, and it’s not based on real reasons why staying at his current school would be better, than I would probably help him push through his fears, because usually we end up feeling better after walking through our fears and becoming more resilient on the other end. If you hear true reasons why he would rather stay home (not just friends because he will make plenty of new friends) or why he isn’t ready to live away, then I wouldn’t push him. The recent tragic event at Andover also scared us a lot as parents because we felt that if our child wasn’t fully up for the experience of being on his own, then who would he turn to in difficult times? One thing are phone calls but when you can’t see him in the face every day to see how he’s doing, it can be a scary place to be if your child wasn’t fully on board with his own readiness. But I feel you completely as you’re dealing with this decision because we were also very torn about how to handle it and how much to influence what we thought would be best for him. Wishing you the best! [/quote]
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