Preschool

One of the things I was most concerned about with moving was finding a preschool for Conner. He needs to be in a preschool. He is so stinking smart and still is obsessed with numbers but he is so emotional and doesn't play well with others, even his own brothers. He prefers to be alone. I totally understand because that is how I am. I don't mind being by myself. But it worries me that he doesn't know how to interact with others. My biggest fear of moving here was having to meet new people because I am naturally really shy and often don't know what to say to people especially in a group. It is something I've had to work through my whole life and something that bothers me. People probably think I'm stuck up because I am so quiet but it's not that at all, I just don't know what to say. Neil is so outgoing and loves talking to people and it's something I totally admire in him. Opposites do attract. So with Conner as I talked with professionals about him, they all recommended getting him in a preschool or play group. I've noticed at times when Conner is with others, he'll just kind of yell at them or make a funny sound and I honestly think it's because he doesn't know what to say so he does something weird. Anyway, I checked out a couple schools and nothing seemed right. I ended up enrolling him in the preschool at the elementary school 3 blocks from our house. There are 13 kids, 11 boys and 2 girls. It is T, W, Th from 1:30-3:30. It will mess up Sam's and Mike's nap schedule but it is worth it to help Conner. He has went for 2 weeks and so far so good. The first week the teacher commented that he doesn't like other kids to play with him during free time and had a hard time sharing. I already knew these things but I am trying extra hard at home to play with and show him how to play with others through modeling. Conner has always liked playing alone, which I thought was great, and I encouraged him, that meant I didn't have to spend all my time playing with him but now realize it wasn't the best thing. Hopefully we can correct this before he starts kindergarten. I'm trying to do a lot of dialogue play with puppets and the little people so he knows how to talk to others.