During decompression children and parents detoxify from the deleterious effects of full-time institutional education. To understand the transition period, consider the days of kids who attend school. In short, school has taught them that life happens with or without their participation. Suddenly, adults take him seriously. Suddenly, there is time for privacy, time to be alone.
Parents have their own decompression experience.
They worry about covering enough, college preparation, and altered opportunities for socialization. Almost all parents will see behavior changes as their teens adjust to new expectations and a radically altered learning environment. First among these is a general unwinding, a physical release. Your teenagers may sleep a great deal more. Some kids will lie outside on the grass and watch the clouds roll by for days and weeks on end.