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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, through sports teams. Does your child not do sports?[/quote]

Op here, I don't think our school has sports for second graders. But no, she is 7 and hasn't done any sports yet.[/quote]

Even if your school doesn’t have sports, most of the sports will place your child on teams with kids from the same school. That’s how most of them function. So if she has any interest in sports you could try that because on the side of the field is where a lot of parents meet each other and chat. But I agree it is tough at this age because things become drop off but like others have said that’s ok! It’s often not great to base friends off your kids friends because then they shift and it gets weird. Hosting play dates is the other way I’ve gotten to know more parents. I haven’t become close friends with them because I’m not really attempting that for the reasons above but even though the play dates are drop off you end up with parents phone numbers, you start texting about activities, camps, etc. trade off play dates. If you’re looking for those types of connections start hosting some play dates! I didn’t in K and when I started in 1st it really made a difference.

But don’t worry if the friends from elementary school isn’t your thing, maybe target some other areas. My closer friends are more from the neighborhood and they were built by us hosting a lot. They have similar aged kids but the kids aren’t necessarily best friends. [/quote]

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