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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thank you to all of you who said "hang in there" and who gave suggestions.  I will try some and, if they don't help, will look into therapy. She has been begging for a puppy but I fear that could go very wrong!  I realize now she had several friends who ate lunch with her, sat with her in class, invited her to birthday parties, etc. but she does not seem to have close friends who actually miss seeing her.  It is sad.  She's embarrassed to initiate.

I agree that just saying 'suck it up' does not make your child more resilient. She loved school because she does better with a schedule, goals and a to-do list.  That doesn't mean she is weak.  I'm finding it hard to convince/persuade/direct her to do things. Her middle school sibling is doing fine and is active and involved.

To the posters whose teens are in a facility or who are in crisis I'm sending you positive thoughts and wish you the best.[/quote]

OP, kudos for handling the abusive and hostile posts so well. Some of the "perfect" DCUM posters don't understand that not every kid has a built in social circle of friends who remain connected outside of school. I have two kids for whom the social interaction they get at school is the most important social interaction they get.  Taking that away is a huge deal. Little kids don't see their friend on Instagram doing things, which only increases the feeling of isolation.

I was the PP who mentioned fostering a dog. You might want to look into that as an outlet for your daughter and to see if a dog makes sense for you. She can research training and things like that to give her something to do.Dogs provide some built in structure![/quote]

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