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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some version of this question has been discussed multiple times recently here. In my experience, the very social, popular kids still hang out in person plenty. No surprise there. It’s the quieter, more introverted, perhaps a bit awkward kids, who can get sucked into the ease and low risk of online interactions and don’t bother to get together much in person anymore. I have a kid like this and while she has school friends, they never, ever just “hang out.” When they do occasionally do stuff together, it’s almost always an occasion—someone’s birthday or something. In my day, my friends and I would spend hours together, just doing nothing, being together for the sake of being together. Now it seems they just want to stay comfortable—in their rooms or just at home, and if they want to chat with someone, they’ll do it digitally.[/quote]
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My daughter’s closest friends are her teammates. She sees them 5 days a week at practice and all day on the weekends for games. They are very close and even when they aren’t practicing they are always texting, snapping or calling. Most times when she hangs out it’s for a birthday party or a pre planned event like a movie or sports game. She has one or two long time friends that she will have some unstructured hangouts with but thats maybe once or twice a month. She’s always talking to her friends on the phone and is very serious about school, engaged socially and happy so I don’t worry. She is an introvert so when she gets some downtime she’s very happy to relax and not make plans. I used to worry that she didn’t organically make plans more like I did when I was young but as she’s gotten older I’ve realized that even if it looks different she’s still very socially engaged.[/quote]

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