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[quote=Anonymous]I think it really comes down to a couple of things and is different (but similar) in all classes. My 4th grader has been “labeled” as a popular kid, and one of her closest friends is being called “the most popular kid in the grade” but I can’t really figure out why. They’re mostly cute, fun girls who have a good time together and have a wide variety of interests. 
 In some cases it’s the kids who have early access to phones and technology, or who are allowed to watch any movies/tv shows, because other kids covet those things and see the kids who have them as cooler. My 9yo has an older sister so she definitely dresses a little older than some of her peers, and has a more defined fashion sense than her sister did at the same age. She also has a very outgoing and somewhat bubbly personality, and while she is smart she isn’t the super academic type and she is more into being social and having fun I think than focusing on school (we talk with her a lot about how school is important, but after a year and a half of almost no social interaction I can see why she gravitates to the social aspect of school right now). She is usually happy to go with the flow and jump into any activity, and she’s generally pretty good at most things she tries, or if she isn’t she still tries and is sweetly self-deprecating. She’s also friends with boys and girls, and her group of friends seems pretty well-liked and “fun” overall. 
Finally, there has always just been “something” about this kid - even when she was a baby people were drawn to her and would comment on how “there’s just something about Larla” all the time. She’s very dynamic, I guess? I can easily see her being a politician because she connects extremely well with people quickly. [/quote]

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