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[quote=Anonymous]OP I have two boys and two girls. Girls ARE bossy at that age or at least a lot are. Is she bossy with siblings, bff and you too?  It tends to be a dynamic across the board for bossy girls.

What worries me is that you keep stressing that she includes the kids on the buddy bench or those not being included. To me that seems like she is targeting the weakest because she knows she can boss them around (in the guise of creating a game for example). While this is cute and endearing now it can be really problematic because she will become the mean girl as the kids figure her and realize she is just mean-- typically around 10/11.

You just need to watch her and offer more guidance in social settings. She actually may be really anxious in these social settings which comes out as controlling. She needs to learn to be more flexible because what is going to happen very soon is the girl dynamic is going to kick in and she will quickly become an outcast which will make ER even more anxious. 
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