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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest is just finishing 6th grade. At her private school they begin “middle school” in 4th, which is when kids move to the upper school building and begin having a fully departmentalized schedule. It’s a big leap. My dd was diagnosed with mild adhd at the end of 3rd grade. She’s also the absolute youngest in her grade (she won’t turn 12 until October). We got her a tutor to help with executive functioning in 3rd when she was struggling a bit. She stopped tutoring when the pandemic started. This year she’s had a hybrid schedule and is home 2 or 3 days a week and in school the others. 
She is absolutely thriving. She has a wonderful group of good friends, she’s matured so much and manages her schedule, homework (which has been pretty light this year), social life, school drama, etc, extremely well. She’s definitely still a “kid”, she’s a little baffled by the other kids in her class who are starting to date, but it just doesn’t really affect her. Most of her friends are on the younger end as well and they aren’t “there” yet which is completely fine. Several of her friends have come out at gay or trans this year and she’s been loving and supportive of them. She started a petition to make Eid a holiday at school because one of her friends is Muslim and she felt it wasn’t right for her to have to miss school when other religions get their holidays off. 
Over the past week I’ve watched her make handwritten cards for every one of her teachers, advisor and some of the staff. She bakes for all of her friend’s birthdays, she helps her younger siblings with learning (they don’t really have hw yet but one struggles with spelling and she’s the best “tutor” with tons of patience). 
I was super concerned about middle school given my own horrific experience so I’m amazed that she’s having such a good time. I really hope it stays this positive over the next few years. [/quote]

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