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[quote=Anonymous]I'm concerned about my elementary school-aged kids making friends beyond each other. As a mom, I've tried setting up meetups and connecting with other moms in the neighborhood, but it hasn't led to consistent friendships. It has led to fun playdates, and maybe a few get-togethers. Younger kid does have a couple of friends who are sticking for now. Oldest doesn’t. As the school years end, it’s like me + the moms sense they won’t be in each others’ class, and we let go.

My rising 5th grader is feeling lonely this summer (except little bro and cousins), and it got me thinking about how I can be more intentional about building connections with other parents when school starts in a month. The friends I thought he had (my friends’ kids)… are not his friends. Not in a bad way, but he didn’t list them out when it came to birthday party invites.

I'd like to be more inviting and friendly to potentially create overlap between our kids' friendships and our own friendships as moms. For *me* to make new, additional friends this school year.

For now, I think it is on me. And if we don’t click, we dont, but I want to do my part to make things click. Advice?

I have one more older child who has managed her own social life since middle school, I know we’ll get there. But in 5th grade, for him, it’s my last-ish chance to help my kid out.

My mom is friendly and kind, but I take after her. :( She is not connective nor long-term friends with people. It’s sad, and there’s something I want to change about me to be a better friend, a more “connective” person. I want to leave people better off than I found them. It takes an immense energy that I don’t have on top of eveything I carry now. But what can I do to change this? Anxiety meds? Lol. [/quote]

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