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[quote=Anonymous]I think the phones are a big piece. They haven't spent their teens learning to socialize face-to-face and push through an uncomfortable social moment by talking with someone they don't know. It's just so easy to hide in your phone.

You have to be willing to try new things and new people over and over again.

Both my kids (and I!) had a hard time finding their place 1st year. I made sure to emphasize that it is totally normal, most people don't meet their BFFs on day one, social media is not real. If you end 1st semester with a few friendly acquaintances you are doing well. Parents overreacting to normal struggles doesn't help.

My senior who thought the social stuff was way harder than expected in 1st year now has a good group of friends, TAs for a professor, plays on rec soccer and volleyball teams, doing great in classes.

My sophomore started off 2nd year so much better than she ended 1st year. A starting-to-be-friends girl in 2nd semester freshman year became a great friend after they did a pre-semester activity together for one of her ECs, she finally followed through on getting support from academic services (ADHD), she's taking more classes with the same group of classmates as in the Spring and feeling more a part of a friend group in her major. I'm barely hearing from her now because she's happy.[/quote]

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