DS grade 8 has been miserable at school.
Pulled him from school a few weeks ago after months of unhappiness. He begged to go back and now he's miserable again. Miserable and also defiant, rude etc. This happened in grade 7 (absent the defiant and rude part) and so is a pattern.
I'm happy to change direction and do DL (distributed learning) and maybe eventually homeschooling.
Here's the question - I'm stuck on whether school is just not a good fit and his temperament requires a different learning situation and whether he needs some help. Oh and he refuses to talk to anyone "why would I talk to a stranger?".
I have been super-humanly patient and calm (if I do say so myself) but I'm about to crack. He has been a more sensitive person and has had some anxiety in the past. I struggle to separate his school issues into legitimate this doesn't work from me and trouble coping/dealing.
Forcing (if it's even possible) mental health professionals on him almost almost seems like pathologizing what might just be his personality. But I'm too close and this has been happening for too long. Please help.
