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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is just finishing up 8th and, IME, things settle down as they progress through middle school.

The friend groups shake up a lot in 6th (and, to some degree, each school year- often depending on who has classes and lunch period together). At this point, there is a lot more crossover between friend “groups” - girls drift in and out, amicably, and often based on circumstance or interests (rather than dislike or exclusion).

My best advice is never to put all eggs in one basket- keep various friends (old friends from elementary, new school friends, neighborhood friends, sports friends etc) and don’t invest all time in one friend (“besties”) or group.

It helps, as a parent, to be extra generous at this time, in terms of allowing DD to have girls over, or be willing to drive a group to the movies etc.

However, there will always always be a few persistently “mean girls”. Unfortunately- That’s life. Stay away from them and focus on the 90%+ of girls who are nice (imperfect and have their moments as most do, but overall nice).

Very little drama as compared with 5th/6th grades which I found to be the worst. The girls do mature and figure things out a bit. [/quote]

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