Pretty sure that home-schooling ruined my son's life

[Phteven]

I didn't know that you homeschooled? How long was it for? When?

First couple of terms of school. We were OS at the time and decided to teach him the NSW curriculum instead of enrolling in the local school.
Then we got back to Australia and the poor little man started after everyone else had formed friendship groups and sussed out the routines and so on so he missed all the orientation etc in the first few months.

I compare him to his little brother who went to pre-school and then started school with his pre-school buddies and he copes so much better with the social side of school (not with the academic but that's because of his ADD).

[MrsFabuloso]

How has he coped in school type environs before? Ie, at pre school? (Did he attend pre school?)

Is it just that he may be a person who is socially awkward? Or perhaps he just doesn't get along well with the particular peers in his class? Has his teacher said anything about how he is in class?

Is/Are there one or two kids who stand out as best friends? Maybe have very frequent play date with them all together (at parks/each other's houses/outings) to encourage the bond.

And FWIW, all children are so incomparable. Including siblings. Though most parents do it, they are all their own little people with their own quirks and strengths and weaknesses. Maybe your little man is just taking his time to find his niche.