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IROC, my heart goes out to you. I'm a father to a 3rd and 5th grader. Other than that, I'm just Sumdood on the interwebs, but here's my thoughts:
1) You need to get to the root of the anxiety. Politics, Religion, and Diet - - I'm sure others will mock me, but dont rule out diet issues. Sugar and processed foods (which is mostly what kids eat these days) are highly associated with anxiety. A (real) whole food diet has worked wonders for many. My own anxiety is now able to be managed (without drugs) with a very low sugar diet. I'm not saying diet is the only path, but I'd test that before moving on to meds for kids.
2) I wouldn't rule out homeschooling while you sort out the anxiety, but everyone must realize that it takes additional work/parenting to homeschool effectively. My brother's kids had some issues with their local public school and he and his wife elected to homeschool their kids. It is a big commitment, but they took it very seriously and his kids thrived. You get out of it what you put into it. Note that they emphasized curiosity and self discipline and achievement - - and they had the freedom to do lots of other cool (hobby) stuff with their schedule which further enriched his kids. It's been several years now (oldest is just got a driver's license) and both kids elected to reintegrate into the public school system this year - - both are much more confident and at the top of their classes academically. Homeschooling done right can be terrific.
I wish you well.
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