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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks, the discussion here is helpful and puts some things into perspective. A few good key points that I liked from other posters:

- He needs to become more comfortable in his own skin (op comment: great advice that I'll pass on)

- Try to make some friends with girls (op comment: good suggestion. It may be hard at his age, but I was always more comfortable talking with girls than other guys)

- Join a club or two (op comment: we tried a few weeks ago, but he didn't find any that he thought he would like so he didn't join anything. We want him to drive the decision but perhaps we can encourage him more).

Regarding instagram, he is a sharp kid and understands that posting things will live forever on the internet so I'm not worried about him doing something stupid. I read an interesting article suggesting that social media is used by tweens/teens to help rank their social status (e.g., the people with a larger number of followers are more popular). I think he is afraid to join in and try it. I highly doubt these facts because they are coming from an emotional 12 yr old but he said that "90% of the kids at his school are on instagram". I was just suggesting that if that is the case, then he should try it out as a way of not feeling like a 'social outcast'. Of course I would monitor it as I do his text messages and email.

My son is into a number of different sports and has met a lot of people on various teams. He's just not great a reaching out and making a connection.

Thanks again for the thoughts.[/quote]

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