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[quote=Anonymous]Typically kids have at least a few friends. Its really an important ingredient in development so you should take the fact that she doesn't as something to investigate. Don't investigate it with her by mentioning it or trying to arrange playdates. All you are doing is putting pressure on her and lowering her self esteem. My DD went through a period of having no friends and it turned out she had serious depression. There's a kind of loop here -- depression is isolating, and being isolated leads to depression. So get her screened for that. And if she has any other developmental issues -- obsessions, lack of eye contact -- you might look into the possibility of Aspergers. It shows up differently in girls than in boys so is often missed. The lack of friends ever is a red flag.[/quote]
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