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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not what you want to hear. He needs to up his EQ, u[b]nless you want him to go through life without friends.[/b]

I grew up with someone like your son and she has very few friends. You are giving the same vibes - no one is teasing your kid for being smart at a private school. They are interested in other things. He needs to learn to find common ground. You pursuing the fallacy that he is smarter than the other kids at his school will not be helpful in the long run.

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Like I said, he's gotten better. But his interests haven't changed, and that's where the issue is. How do I convince him to watch YouTube videos on Roblox instead of military history? I created a more appropriate playlist of video game videos last week and he was pretty angry about it.

I do not think he is smarter than the other kids. He does, because they tell them so. I don't know how to stop that until they do.[/quote]

[b]He is smarter than the other kids.   Even at a private school.[/b]
You may need to look at magnet options (TJ, Blair depending on where you live) to get him with other like-minded kids.

Your current pool is too small.  
He will find his group, and go through life with other bright inquisitive friends who don't have their heads stuck in gaming 24x7.
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This is a slippery slope, and looks like a person with few if any friends, and no romantic relationships. I know, because I’ve seen it.

People are not saying OP’s son should change his interests. They are saying that he should learn to relate to other people, even if their interests are different. We are not addressing the other kids because that is not their issue right now.

PS - I can talk to people about Harry Styles (even though I can’t ID any of his songs), and the Kardashians (even though I’ve never seen their show). It’s a skill.[/quote]

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