I hate to blame Covid for this, but I am seeing this/hearing this in my child’s school as well as far as social relationships - undoubtedly there are kids who are building amazing relationships/friendships with their classmates (both day and boarding) but it seems like the majority of teenagers are struggling socially post-Covid. Did they miss out on an important window for social development? I think that is possible. Our friends with high school students at our local private and public schools also report that their kids are struggling socially. So many have social anxiety or just overwhelming anxiety in general. I think this is an epidemic in this cohort of kids, and the OP’s situation as a day student at a boarding school just makes it that much tougher.
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