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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldnt worry about friends.  [b]But I would force some extracurricular activities.[/b]  She’ll meet new kids and find some hobbies she can progress in over the years. Too much time home isn’t a good thing. [/quote]

How do you force a child who doesn't want to do something, to do something?  [/quote]

You can’t. She’ll eventually find things she enjoys doing. The worst thing you can do is wish she was like the other girls.  Maybe you can get therapy to help you accept her as she is, which sounds like a typical kid.

My daughter had a best friend in first grade.  Only her and she was happy.  Her friend moved in second grade.   In third grade during Covid we moved and she had no friends.  We traveled, visited her cousins, rented Airbnb houses and went to beaches, pretty much anything that might be open. She got a friend in 4th and now 7th grade she has about five close friends and she’s happy.

It’s not so unusual for young children to prefer being at home with their family. It will change.  [/quote]

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