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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks to all for this incredible outpouring of ideas.  It's exactly I still use DCUM now 14 years after discovering it...

For clarification, he goes to a small school that then moves into HS, and [b]we do not have an option for public[/b].  So he will remain.  We limit gaming to family games our youngest can watch, and his alone time is an hour on weekends.  He would spend all day doing that if we let him.  He will be attending a weeklong sleep away outdoors camp so there is that.  I like the idea of his getting involved with a youth climbing club (he's got all the gear and had gone a few times with DH).  All in all I think more one on one time with a parent so far he seems to like, so we'll expand on that.  He seems to enjoy being with us more when he's given the choice to be alone for a while too.

Thank you for helping me wrap my head around how to help him, the time spent responding was very much appreciated.[/quote]

My DD is also 13 in a small private school and believe me if your DS says the groups are formed, they are.  I have witnessed this myself. The only time there might possibly be some change is when kids leave or join the school. It also may depend on who you as a parent are friends with even in middle school and early high school years.

We used to say public was not an option. Our middle school is rated a 2 and our high school is rated a 1. But after seeing the impact the social situation had on my DD, we changed our mind.  We have given her the option of exploring public school any time she wants in the coming years and/or looking at Catholic schools.  Shifting to public would mean a lot more time spent on our part to make sure she was getting the academics she needed but we also realized that depression from social situations could mean that she couldn't focus anyway in private school. [/quote]

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