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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 At 4 very few kids, if any, have "real" friends. I know some girls that were very mature at that age and actually talked to their friends but really at this age it's all about chasing each other and being buddies.

I'd like to gently suggest that you are projecting your own insecurities on your child. The more complex social dynamics won't start until later elementary/MS and like the one PP described a lot can change between now and that time. Right now a lot of friend groups are about the parents so when your child starts K make sure to be involved.[/quote]

I think the parents of ordinary, neurotypicals kids often come up with posts that say things like "Oh, four year olds don't really have friends!"

You have no idea what it's like to have a really isolated child.  It's very glib to go around saying that children that age don't really have friends when your child is constantly part of a social milieu.[/quote]

No, I made one of those comments, and my child actually is socially isolated due to his social skills deficits. OP's child doesn't sound isolated or like he has social deficits. [/quote]

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