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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have this theory that we are evolutionarily programmed to want to flock towards the group that looks like they are having the most fun.  But that's always going to be the group that is toughest to break into because they already have friends.  I always tell me kids that in any situation, there is almost certainly another kid hanging off in a corner not having fun--that's the one you should introduce yourself to, and try to start a conversation with.  You may not have 100% success--maybe that person is hanging back because they are a loner that doesn't want friends, or maybe they are a huge snob--but odds are good that they are another lonely kid wishing they had a friend.[/quote]

Funny-- I once asked my quiet DS how he would pick who to have lunch with if he was in a new school and he said "I would pick the calm people";  my much more outgoing DD said, she'd pick the people having the most fun.  So what appears fun to many, may not appear like a lot of fun to a quite kid. [/quote]

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