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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a girl at DD's school who is on again/off again with her. I won't call her a friend bc she really isn't. One day, she's friendly to DD. The next, she is ignoring her at school or pitting her against another 'friend.' DD is learning to navigate all that middle school drama and it is not easy. We've had playdates at her house and at ours, at the mall, etc. Once it went well. Once, it was ok, and once, it ended in tears. There have been sleepovers where DD was invited but she's never gone and thank goodness because both times, things happened where parents got called and I'm just glad my kid wasn't there for that mess.

This girl often asks to hang out with mine (I'll get texts from the mom) and frankly, I'll check in with DD and ask whether she wants to go, but sometimes, I check the schedule first to see if there is anything else we could be doing so I can say no. I don't like the way this alpha kid treats mine and I'm not sure mine knows how to get away from her. We talk about friendship (and she has several good friends, so she knows what that looks like). Of course, she has to learn how to negotiate kids like this one, but it's so much easier to avoid.

These are 6th graders, btw.

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It sounds like your DD knows what's up and is slowly learning to keep this girl at arm's length, which is good. Keep reinforcing the lessons about healthy and unhealthy friendships.[/quote]

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