[Yaelle]

I hear you. This was my first take on the situation. Yet my husband, parents, and everyone else thought and argued that he would greatly benefit from more socialization. We cannot perticipate in any homeschooling groups, sadly, because my other son is in public 1st grade and needs to be picked up during their activities, plus the baby's nap time... We really feel (yes, me too now) that the big one NEEDS more friends. We hope and pray that the years of homeschooling have already served to make him a great kid and stand apart from the peer group, but he needs a peer group!

[BlackVeil]

We really feel (yes, me too now) that the big one NEEDS more friends.

Very likely. Children need the interaction with other children - sometimes it is a bit bruising, but they do learn, and it is the best way for them to develop self-control and monitor themselves.