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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP how are her social skills? Is she aware of social norms and social queues? In full control of her behavior? Reasonably self-aware? If so, I wouldn't stress too much about it. Focus on after school activities. Ease up on the social pressure. It's fine to not have school friends. Really. Instead of putting her in clubs with the sole purpose of finding friends, just let her explore her interests. She may connect with others and she may not, but she should feel confident in who she is. If there is a deeper issue there and she really doesn't know how to interact socially, then explore therapy.[/quote] +1 these are important questions. In my experience, kids who still struggle with making friends at 9 are usually considered "weird" or "off" by other kids. Tweens can be mean and cliquey. If I were OP, I would focus on getting her to fit in with her peers, including the way she dresses/talks/acts.[/quote]
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