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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 6 yo (rising 2nd grader) is absolutely miserable.  She's brooding and angry and anxious.  She misses her peers terribly.  She hates being told what to do by a parent or nanny, but is perfectly happy to go along with her peers in a classroom setting.  I just can't keep fighting with her.  Even vacations haven't helped.  She needs some space from her parents/nanny and to be in a stimulating environment with peers.  I'm really worried about her mental health if we have to DL for the school year.[/quote]

I'm finding this too. We hired a summer nanny for my 7 year old but increasingly I am having to intervene because DD is in a foul mood. I am really on the fence about DL because I'm anxious (prefer not to risk school) and we can stretch to afford a tutor. But school is just different. It's a better learning experience.

We are looking at private school, which is a different kind of anxiety for me because I attended a private K-12 and made a very deliberate choice for public school. Also, it costs even more than the nanny and it will be difficult to transition back to public.[/quote]

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