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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids don't really start making close friends until end of 2nd/3rd grade. Before then they just sort of play with whomever is into whatever they are into that day. And they don't remember any of it. Totally normal![/quote]

Agreed. In kindergarten we would do a lot of playdates and it definitely helped them get more familiar with other kids. But it wasn't really until age 8 that they started to seek out friendships and figure out how to maintain them. I have boys though--I think girls are sometimes better at navigating social situations (but not always!). [/quote]

They are not! I think girls have more complex relationships, even at this age, and it makes it hard specifically because they are not good at navigating them so it's a lot of confusion and hurt feelings. All the girls in my Kers class are constantly shifting "best friends" and abandoning other friends and there is a lot of drama but it's also really low stakes because they move on fast. But I wouldn't describe their socializing as "sophisticated"![/quote]

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