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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t have a child this age, but I experienced some of this because I moved a lot and it was hard to be embraced by cliques that had already formed. My mom helped me by keeping me in activities outside of school where I built friendships that supplemented the interactions I had in school. That way my equity wasn’t established only in the experience of interactions with peers and children my age in a school setting, but with other peers who shared similar extracurricular interests. I was in theatre, dance, church events, social clubs to build self esteem. Maybe things like that could help for your daughter too. What does your daughter enjoy? Consider building on that in an outside network or volunteer opportunity if money is an issue. Help her see the bigger picture of life and encourage her to find satisfaction in owning her happiness early. I’m sure it’s tough to watch them navigate it all. Experiences outside of school where she builds new friendships, etc also gives something for your DD to share about if she chooses with her schoolmates and may intrigue them to learn more about her as a person instead of what they think they knew. Who knows, maybe new bonds can form from that? I wish I had more helpful advice, but my history, even the lonely parts, helped me grow in social confidence each time I went to a new school. And some of those traits established still serve me well now as an adult now.[/quote]

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