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[quote=Anonymous]I would 100% make her go. It's not a big ask. It's 3 days. Keeping her in a protective bubble where she never has to be uncomfortable or talk to new people or spend time with people who are not 100% warm and friendly is never going to help her develop the skills that she is going to need to make friends in high school, college, work, etc. You are just kicking the can down the road and you'll be on here in 2 years saying that your high school sophomore doesn't have friends and can't relate to classmates and in 5 years saying that your college freshman is miserable and can't find her people. I have a kid with anxiety. I get that. But a huge part of parenting this kind of kid is making them do hard things in controlled situations (which a 3 day trip is). A kid is not going to learn social confidence by osmosis. It's about learning over time that they can do it. [/quote]
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