Did you mean to post this mutism post here?

Our 4 year old has selective mutism and social anxiety to the point he does not talk in different or new environments and with new people. Kid is getting support and we the parents are getting training to foster a supportive environment. However we won’t know if this is going to be a long term thing. We assume this is the case to varying degrees as he is very shy, cautious and prone to being nervous. We know our kid would thrive in a nurturing environment at older son‘s private school.

We are talking to the counseling department at said school to see what type of support they may offer younger kid and also how much experience they have with kids that have similar profiles. The hope is this is a good fit.

Has anyone gone through an sibling application process for a young kid that has selective mutism? How are private schools making decisions if for example your kid does not respond during interviews? We also need to look at other schools - what are other privates, to your knowledge support and nurture young kids with this profile?

Anonymous wrote:DS just started 9th grade at a new school this year and so we are feeling our way a bit. The school offered conferences about a month into the start of the year for all subjects and they are now offering conferences in March for any new electives he started at the end of January. So there are no conferences for the first semester electives that he finished in January or for full year subjects. I don't really understand the logic of not having a conference for the electives he finished as there is no feedback for how he went in those subjects aside from his grade. Is this the normal approach for high school?

Yes, it's normal to only have conferences for classes that are still ongoing.

Anonymous wrote:If you want a conference, you can request one.

+1 I do not want to meet with 6 teachers 4x a year. Once to touch base at the beginning of the year, once with just the advisor mid year, and that’s plenty unless there’s some kind of problem. In that case, we would reach out right away and not wait until conference time

Reach out to the teachers if they weren’t part of the conference days. Don’t sit around and be bitter.

Having conferences for electives he's done taking seems unnecessary, unless you have specific concerns. Do you really need to know the details of what he did in an art class he's done with?

Ours offers conferences with all teachers after every quarter.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school has them at the end of every quarter.

That's in high school?

Yes. Two different schools, actually.

Thanks. Useful to know.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school has them at the end of every quarter.

That's in high school?

Yes. Two different schools, actually.

Anonymous wrote:Our school has them at the end of every quarter.

That's in high school?

Our school has them at the end of every quarter.

Yes that’s normal.

Anonymous wrote:If you want a conference, you can request one.

I am sure I can. I am asking whether this is the approach taken at other schools so I can understand whether this is the usual approach.

If you want a conference, you can request one.

DS just started 9th grade at a new school this year and so we are feeling our way a bit. The school offered conferences about a month into the start of the year for all subjects and they are now offering conferences in March for any new electives he started at the end of January. So there are no conferences for the first semester electives that he finished in January or for full year subjects. I don't really understand the logic of not having a conference for the electives he finished as there is no feedback for how he went in those subjects aside from his grade. Is this the normal approach for high school?