ok so I get this way too often to let it go. I just thought i'd write about a general snapshot of X's schedule each week in terms of socializing as a way to address the "but is he getting enough time with other kids?" or "is he being socialized?" This is just a snapshot often interrupted by field trips or another friend or family member wanting some X time!
Xander spends more time actually socializing (and with many different children and adults of varying ages) now than when he was in school stuck at a desk with the same 25 kids day in and day out.
He spends two days a week at the homeschooling community centre with 10-20 (on special occasions way beyond that!) other children as well as many adults. one day of the week he goes to another homeschooling family with 3 kids as well as numerous friends who pop in very often (again more adults). One day he has karate and drama both have groups of children he also often times has a playdate with someone in the am that day. One day he spends with his grandparents and his uncle (who gives him the school socializing of being teased sigh). Finally (since life happens on the weekends too) he usually plays DandD with his dad and a group of adults and teens or plays star wars minis with a group of kids and their dads then he has a playdate every sunday with his old school friend.
This notion that socializing exists sitting at a desk or in 15-30 minute increments in between sitting at a desk bugs me!
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