6 Year Old Has No Friends

[Anonymous]

Whoa, wall of text.

Maybe look within, OP.

[Anonymous]

I don't see the problem. Your son has friends at school, and he's good friends with at least one other kid. That sounds perfectly normal to me.

[Anonymous]

If he has one decent friend (the girl) and friends he plays with at school, then that’s pretty good for over Covid and being 6. My 5th grader goes to a pod 4 days a week, and rarely hangs out with her school friends even though I’m friends with their moms. Roblox and texting her friends and the occasional park meet up, along with pod time has been more than enough.

[Anonymous]

Pp here - meant to add - sounds like you have anxiety about this. I’m the same way. It’s bc I was always left out and moved a bunch as a kid and project that onto my kids. He sounds like he’s plenty socially skilled, he will be fine.

[Anonymous]

It's time to sign up for spring sports: sign him up for soccer/baseball/whatever. He'll get to interact with people on the team and you may meet playmates that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's time to sign up for spring sports: sign him up for soccer/baseball/whatever. He'll get to interact with people on the team and you may meet playmates that way.

+1. Or just take him to a playground with other kids around. I think YOU may be feeling left out from the other all-girls group and it’s making you anxious.

[Anonymous]

Op, please seek some counseling for your anxiety. Your 6yo sounds fine. I also have a 6yo who was in a new school for K last year and in a new school for 1st this year, and it’s definitely been tough to make close friendships, since he barely sees other children. I also have a 6th grade daughter who has a close group of about 8 friends since K, but I realize that is unusual and I’d never expect the same for my younger son (or middle daughter). Your child is FINE, but please seek some help for yourself before your anxiety starts affecting him.

[Anonymous]

Reach out to the other parents!

My twins also just started at a new private this year and we only knew one other child. I have since made friends via email and text and we're going to get together outside next month. It's not normal and I definitely don't know as many people as I wish, but just putting myself out there has helped immensely. At age 6, my kids aren't really setting up play dates themselves, especially in these times, so I feel like it's on me to do it.