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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I wouldn't ask to switch to classes with her friends, but I think if you could at least get her in lunch with friends that will be helpful. Obviously a lot of people here don't have social anxiety or debilitating shyness. It's for sure easier for some kids than others.[/quote]

I say don't switch.  My sister has selective mutism, so I am quite familiar with debilitating social anxiety.  My mom fixed things for her as long as she could, but at some point, my sister had to find a way to work things out - and she eventually did (with medication and therapies).  If OP's child was in middle school, I'd say ask for the switch, but high school is too old for a parent to get involved in this, debilitating shyness or not. [b] In fact, my sister blossomed in college (for her, meaning had more than one friend) once my mom was no longer there to navigate everything for her socially.[/quote][/b]

Well that's great for your sister, but plenty of shy people don't have mothers who "navigate everything for them socially", and they never bloom socially either. [/quote]

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