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My son is homeschooled, which I believe I've mentioned before. I won't go into how positive it is for his academia, opposed to his public school experiences... I will say though that I do wish it were easier to give him more opportunities to socialize.
City park activities/sports have been the major focus for trying to make his social life more robust, although, these things are always temporary and I don't believe Kel (son) has really had the great chance of hitting it off with one or two individual kids since these things are always very group orientated and have little chance of having the kids single out to make friends with one another.
I believe he'll come out making a really good friend or two, which I believe is all someone really needs instead of lil' Johnny/Susie joining their bi-weekly play-date with their 20 acquaintances and their mothers. I'm not going to go on and knock this, because it's true that kid's do need to unwind and discover ways of meeting new people to create that one or two, three person closeness. I suppose I dwell on all of this too much because I grew up a neighborhood kid, a kid who knew everyone in a 3 block radius, while my son is being raised in a downtown environment... and homeschools. Quite a different situation then what I was used to growing up. All I can do is make the best of what we currently have to work with.
I believe next week he'll start attending an 3 hour after-school program which he can just kick it with the kids, or do whatever they do.
I also introduced him to Kidlink, since I thought it'd be awesome if he had a penpal or something of that nature. I'm not quite sure how successful this site is with connecting kids on an international level, but I thought it'd be worth a try.
On a side note, I'm still feeling like garbage. Sick and looking horrid. Now my teeth are starting to ache... strange.
City park activities/sports have been the major focus for trying to make his social life more robust, although, these things are always temporary and I don't believe Kel (son) has really had the great chance of hitting it off with one or two individual kids since these things are always very group orientated and have little chance of having the kids single out to make friends with one another.
I believe he'll come out making a really good friend or two, which I believe is all someone really needs instead of lil' Johnny/Susie joining their bi-weekly play-date with their 20 acquaintances and their mothers. I'm not going to go on and knock this, because it's true that kid's do need to unwind and discover ways of meeting new people to create that one or two, three person closeness. I suppose I dwell on all of this too much because I grew up a neighborhood kid, a kid who knew everyone in a 3 block radius, while my son is being raised in a downtown environment... and homeschools. Quite a different situation then what I was used to growing up. All I can do is make the best of what we currently have to work with.
I believe next week he'll start attending an 3 hour after-school program which he can just kick it with the kids, or do whatever they do.
I also introduced him to Kidlink, since I thought it'd be awesome if he had a penpal or something of that nature. I'm not quite sure how successful this site is with connecting kids on an international level, but I thought it'd be worth a try.
On a side note, I'm still feeling like garbage. Sick and looking horrid. Now my teeth are starting to ache... strange.