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[quote=Anonymous]I went through the same thing with my DD when she was 5. I overheard her best friend at preschool talking about how my daughter was the most popular girl in their class (strange comment for a 5 year old to make) and how she and another child decided that they were no longer going to play with her. I had a talk with my daughter about it and told her how sorry I was, and that people were not always nice and kind. I told her that she had lots of other friends and other kids who wanted to play with her, and that she should play with them instead. We also talked about how it wasn’t fair, and how awful it felt to be in the receiving end of such treatment, and how she should be sure to remember the feeling and never treat anyone else that way. There were lots of hugs involved in our discussion too!  The lesson stuck. Over the years, I have had numerous parents tell me that my daughter has always included their daughters, even when others didn’t want to. So, I sympathize. Your heart just breaks for your child. It might be that it didn’t faze your child this time, but if it does at some point, remind her how wonderful she is and encourage her to look to others to play. Also make it a life lesson about how to treat other kids. Mine is now in high school and learned over the years to not give any power to kids who weren’t kind to her. To move on and find other friends to spend her time with. I think she also learned an important lesson about valuing herself and not giving others the power to control how she feels. [/quote]

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