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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chiming in to say my 11th grade daughter is the same. She has some nice friends at school, but it never goes beyond that. No weekend plans of any kind, ever. She watches a lot of Netflix, alone on our couch. However, she does not seem sad; doesn’t seem to feel excluded; just wants a lot of alone time. My fear is that she is secretly lonely and will someday regret shunning all of the familiar teen experiences. She is a good student and doesn’t dabble in drugs or alcohol (that we know of). We try to let her be but sometimes we try to ‘push her out of the nest’ a little and encourage her to go out with friends. That usually ends in an argument. [/quote]

This is my 8th grade (rising 9th grader) DD.  She has a little bit of a social life but is mostly happy hanging out at home.  My fear is that she isn't learning how to interact and be social with other people, but I don't know what to do without making her feel bad or wreaking havoc on her self-esteem.

OP, I also wanted to chime in and say my husband's family moved when he was a sophomore in high school and he never ended up in any solid clique in his high school, so he didn't have much of a social life.  He had tons of friends in college and beyond.  Some kids don't find their people until after they leave the nest, so as long as he seems happy I'd try not to worry (easier said than done, as I know all too well... ).[/quote]

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