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[quote=Anonymous]would he like boy scouts? martial arts? a cooking class? does he go to sunday/religious school? I agree with the others who say he should follow his interests.

And if he doesn't have deep/lasting friendships out of the activities, that's really ok.  I didn't have friends over much or get invited a lot of places in middle/high school. It was enough to see everyone at school and extracurricular activities all day, and I had siblings and hobbies i enjoyed outside of school. In college, I made some deep and lasting friendships. People are different in terms of how many friends they want. My dad basically has one friend, who he's had the past 20+ years. I don't think he's sad at all about it--he spends time with coworkers 40-50 hours a week, enjoys being with family, and also likes time alone to watch movies and read and stuff. So I wouldn't push your son too much. Just ask him what he'd like to do, and of course if he wants to invite a kid someplace definitely say yes! But don't ask him every time you go out if he wants to bring a friend. It could get annoying or make him feel like something's wrong with him if he doesn't have someone who wants to come with him.[/quote]

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