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[quote=Anonymous]NP and my DD is a rising 5th grader and these past couple of weeks have been sort of surprising as I realize how much friendships shifted this school year, especially this spring. Her bff spends the summer in another state at a family house and she was the link who held my DD close to a few other girls. Some other girls are switching schools, moving, or focusing on new activities or family trips. My DD feels untethered but doesn't have the vocabulary to tell me that explicitly.

I think that a lot of kids are relying on sports for friendships, especially boys. I saw a big fracture in our grade's boy friendships this year that started with Little League tryouts and got really messy by the time school was out. My own DD just switched teams for her sport and we didn't realize how much she realized on the convenience of teammates for socializing until she wasn't seeing them daily.

If you don't see any major red flags, consider it a rebuilding year and know you're not the only one.[/quote]

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