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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if your child attends a non-neighborhood school, then you probably need to be more involved. Though I'm not clear why your dd is just hanging more with friends if she's in the same school situation.

We live in a neighborhood with lots of kids, so that makes life easier, but I also really nudge my 12ds to make plans in advance.

If they have a day off school, I remind him a week early to make a plan. I give him suggestions and offer to drive him somewhere. A lot of kids aren't in sports over the winter, or they're just hour-long skills training things, but make plans in advance to go to movies, or invite someone over, or sign him up for a class with someone. Also, if he does ask to go to a friend's house after school that is further away (i.e. he can't take single bus home) then I will offer to pick him up even though it's a PITA.

I think it would be helpful for you to own up that it's not all doom and gloom. Many MS boys text to meet at the park to play pick-up, drop in on neighbor kids, or make more elaborate plans to go out to lunch or movies. But, just like making friends as adults, it takes work. GL![/quote]

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