Honestly, being forced into socializing with other kids was one of the best parts of my education. I have trouble getting motivated to plan things with friends, so k-12 and college were wonderful for building friendships. I haven’t necessarily continued those friendships much, but they were a great gift.
Not all of us “enjoyed” being forced. You need to encourage healthy social skills on their level and in a way they are comfortable. Forcing oftentimes leaves the more socially inept people having issues of anxiety or bullying.
Point taken. I realize I was lucky in the area of bullying. Either I never was a tempting target, my school didn’t have many bullies, or both. Looking back, I think some people tried to bully me a little and it flew over my head. Kind of hilarious in hindsight.
Probably a mixture of both factors you listed are what happened. Though, I’m glad you didn’t have a lot of bullying. Bullying is so bad for mental health long and short term
Honestly, being forced into socializing with other kids was one of the best parts of my education. I have trouble getting motivated to plan things with friends, so k-12 and college were wonderful for building friendships. I haven’t necessarily continued those friendships much, but they were a great gift.
Not all of us “enjoyed” being forced. You need to encourage healthy social skills on their level and in a way they are comfortable. Forcing oftentimes leaves the more socially inept people having issues of anxiety or bullying.
Point taken. I realize I was lucky in the area of bullying. Either I never was a tempting target, my school didn’t have many bullies, or both. Looking back, I think some people tried to bully me a little and it flew over my head. Kind of hilarious in hindsight.
Probably a mixture of both factors you listed are what happened. Though, I’m glad you didn’t have a lot of bullying. Bullying is so bad for mental health long and short term