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[quote=Anonymous]We taught our kids to be social by being social and inclusive ourselves.  No, we did not cultivate "parents groups" from school and activities exclusively because DH and I are also  floaters (floating between groups).  We are friendly with multiple groups and do not limit ourselves.  My kids also have been raised to be floaters.

We were the ones who had big partiss, picnics, birthdays. casual dinners, snacks, community potlucks,  prom parties, homecoming parties, Halloween parades etc. And we were involved with many EC activities.  We did not wait to be excluded by some popular group. We invited everyone - classmates, relatives, neighbors, our friends.   We never worried that people won't show up because we already had a critical mass of people for any celebration.   Also, if I found any good opportunity for the kids, I basically advertised it far and wide - so that more kids could join in.

It really helped the mental wellbeing of my kids because we belong to a minority immigrant culture and I wanted to avoid the majority cultures social issues that many talk about here.  My kids did not exclude any kid, and they were always had multiple groups of friends. [/quote]

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