Ram quickly ran downstairs quickly this morning and went straight into the study to avoid the carpenters. He really isn't happy about them being here. So it was breakfast and lunch in front of the computer!
He has started the Harry Potter game but it swapping between that and Dawn of War and Age of Empires. I am not sure what educational value Harry Potter and Dawn of War have, other than the usual eye hand coordination, logic skills, problem solving and sequencing, but at least Age of Empires also has historical information.
This afternoon we went to the home ed meet. It is supposed to mainly be for the older ones but four families of younger ones came too. Ram again found it too much with so many people. However he did enjoy the game of Necromunder that the older boys played.
After that I think he just needed some time alone in the woods. Unfortunately some other boys went in too. It isn't their fault, they just want to have fun too. In fact it is interesting that often people seek out Ram, even though he doesn't try to attract people!
I know that many people think that children need to be socialised, but forcing them to do something that they find so stressful that it can only serve to put them off. I will have to be careful to make sure that we don't tip the balance and find that he starts to refuse to go all together.
Ram was relieved to find that the carpenters were gone when we got home, but he still went into the study just in case!
Too many people at home ed meet, too many people at home. We can't win at the moment!
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