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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^^ thank you!!  This is really helpful.

My dd is introverted, artsy & sporty.  I am hoping she finds some likeminded kids in school and in our neighborhood.  [/quote]

Your school should have classes for art, art clubs and some sports teams. There are even opportunities to do backstage work for drama club. If she signs up for those things, she will likely encounter kids who are into the same things. My DD is introverted (but not shy), and her friends are for the most part, all much more extroverted than she is. One thing I have found is that they are all quite understanding of the fact that her social battery runs out way before theirs, so it doesn't really impact their friendship at all that they're all going out to the mall, and DD opts out.

On the academic front, you will likely find that your child is better at reading/writing than her peers, but even/behind in math and sciences. That has been the general experience with my friends' kids that have gone from private Catholic to public. Generally speaking, there is more room for math acceleration in public than private. [/quote]

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