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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She’s very out going and very nice. When she was little, she was the kid who could go to an event where we knew no one and end up with friends. We have no idea where she got it from, it’s a family joke because the rest of us are much more reserved and introverted [/quote]

My kid isn't popular in a "Queen Bee"/clique kind of way, but she's always been well-liked by all her classmates.   She doesn't worry about starting a new school or attending a camp where she doesn't know anyone, because she makes friends quickly.  She's just very friendly and easy-going.  In a new situation, she'll hang back and observe for a while, and then she'll approach a kid or a group of kids and join in.  She's not bossy and she'll go along with what others want to do without begrudging it -- she'll get into it, and offer her own ideas and suggestions, and have a good time.  And as a result, she gets along with kids who have very different interests, because she's willing to engage with them.  (She's not a doormat, though--if she really doesn't want to do what others are doing, she'll go off and find someone else to play with or do her own thing).  She's funny and smart.  She's generous and thoughtful, and pays attention to what others are interested in.  And she is genuinely inclusive and kind.  The only kids she doesn't like are kids who are mean or hurt others.  She's very low-drama as a friend. I think kids just find her easy and fun to be around.  I don't think she'll ever be a social leader, but I think she'll always be popular in the sense of being well-liked, because she's got a fun personality and she's very sweet.  She's just an easy kid to be friends with.  I also think it kind of helps that she's not needy or desperate.   She's pretty comfortable in her own skin, and doesn't try really hard to make people like her. She'll reach out, and if she's rebuffed, she'll just move on.  
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