thank you for everyones thoughtful responses. yes, i feel she does have abandonment issues due to lack of attention/being left with a nanny at a young age. Its being explored with her psychologist. We've tried homeschooling the last week or so due to her being out of school early in the year. I've seen some really positive changes in her. The negative is that she does not allow me to structure the day in any way. she has to be the boss. so not sure how that would fly when we'd HAVE to get work done that is specifict to a curriculum. But thanks for pointing out that for K year i can get away with a lot more.
irene
