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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sixth grader who goes to a K-8 has had a solid group of friends for a couple of years, and in the past two months she has followed two of her friends from that group to becoming friends with another cohort that includes some “popular” girls. I have not heard of or witnessed any mean behavior, but I know that my daughter has left behind three or so girls that she considered best friends.

I have asked her about this, and she has told me that she takes turns sitting at lunch with them and still sees them outside of school, but I know she is most excited to spend time with her new group. I know some of her old friends are upset and miss her.

I am having trouble figuring out the best way to get my daughter to realize that ditching longtime friends for new kids who are slightly cooler is a bad move. I’m wondering if I just need to let this all play out and should back off. I feel like this is a life lesson, but I’m not sure if it’s one I need to teach her or if she has to learn it on her own.

Advice?[/quote]

Good for for trying op, I hope it works. It's so weird to me that this is middle school and kids ditch friends and other thigs for the sake of trying to be cool. [/quote]

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