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[quote=Anonymous]My 7-year-old is a loud, silly, bubbly kid who loves to talk, laugh and play. But in school, camp, on the playground, etc. she goes silent. She says she is scared to talk to the other kids. I was the same way as a kid, and I'm still like this. I crave social interaction but I struggle to make friends. Growing up, my one wish for my children was that they would not be socially awkward like me. I have really tried to work on my own issues so I can be a good example to my DD. I start conversations with other parents pretty frequently. I've failed at turning those into real friendships, but I have typically been able to get to a place where we have playdates, so she has typically always had a couple friends to play with. Usually they are different kids every year or two as schools or schedules change. Last year, we moved, and we have not been able to make any new friends for about a year now. I am signing her up for classes and camp and she is around other kids, but she won't talk to them. At the same time, she tells me she wants playdates and wants friends. I have tried reaching out to parents to schedule playdates, but they're not interested (probably because my daughter hasn't made an effort to get to know their kids and so their kids aren't particularly interested in playing with her). We are also seeing a lot of kids already have their best friend or group of best friends (and same for the parents). Also, a lot of parents are carpooling or dropping off quickly at this age and that leaves me very little time to get to know them and try to facilitate a playdate. We don't have any neighbors with kids in the same age range (and even if we did, she wouldn't talk to them). I know COVID makes things harder but it's been a year, and I haven't seen any improvement. I don't know what to do. I see her peers develop deep, meaningful relationships with each other, where they are besties for years and truly care for each other. I feel like she will never have this. Any advice? [/quote]
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