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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9 year old has been sad very lately. I found out after slowly prying that it is because of lack of friends at school. I have engineered playdates but no reciprocation. I've encouraged DD to keep asking kids if she could play at recess. They play with her if she asks, but no one asks her to play of their own volition. She is hurt that no one calls her to play. She says she feels like a tag along and no one really cares. How to help? For those of you who have had kids in her shoes, what did you do? Did they eventually find friends at some point in their lives in school or are they just loners? DD gets upset a lot these days, feels sad for herself and cries a lot. I think it bothers her a lot. I've encouraged sibling play at home but she wants a true friend.[/quote]Do you or your spouse have a sister, sister-in-law, cousin-in-law, or niece?  My homeschooled niece wanted to us to buy bff necklaces which I did, but it broke my heart she didn't have a bestie her own age.  It got her through until the next year when I set her up with her cousin her own age and it taught her social skills.  [/quote]

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