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[quote=Anonymous]I like the advice about hosting a larger, family oriented event w/ less pressure on the boys "clicking". I also think you need to respect your son's opinions. It doesn't sound to me like he was rude or mean to the other boy, and it does sound like that wasn't a setting ideally conducive to 5th graders forging a connection. You could say to the other mom "I'd love to get together. But as you probably know, getting 5th graders to do what we want can be challenging. How about if we plan something like a barbecue or pizza and movie night? We can put a movie on that the boys can watch while we get to catch up over dinner. " Then you can just ask your son to tolerate watching a movie with another kid - which is a lot less pressure filled. If they don't say a word to each other it could still be ok. [/quote]
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