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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please try to avoid the word “clique” and the idea of social divides as you raise your daughter.

Girl Scouting welcomes everyone, although, as stated above, some people may try to be exclusive. Your daughter can join any troop anywhere, as long as you can get her there. Girl Scouts can pick and choose what troop activities they have time for. There are amazing opportunities for girls as they get older, including travel and leadership. Girls can attend summer day and resident camps, even if they are not Girl Scouts, as long as they register as a scout for the camp experience, to be covered by the camp insurance.

Your job as a parent of a young girl is to offer opportunities as you are able, with her developmental needs in mind, and stand back. [/quote]

None of what you wrote negates the girls who do participate forming a clique in school. [/quote]

NP and sure, but what the OP is describing are not "cliques."  Cliques are typically organized around nothing of any relevance, just a way to establish and maintain social dominance.  A Girl Scout troop is not a clique; it's a group of girls participating in a group with shared goals, mission, etc.  Same with swim team or any sports team, band, etc.

OP, if your daughter wants to join Girl Scouts, look into forming a troop or seeing if one near you is accepting new members.

Same goes for swimming: if your daughter wants to join a swim team, sign her.  At five, it's very easy to find, community pools aside.[/quote]

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