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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, troll, but for the most part, this can't be engineered.

It comes out pretty early on (like in daycare) which kids are the popular social ringleader types, usually without parent intervention.

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This. [b]Its amazing what is innate in kids.  Some kids are "mean girls" by age 4. [/b]Not intentionally but they are naturally confident, outspoken, extroverted and kids look to them for guidance and they haven't learned yet how to temper this.  Being naturally attractive helps too.  I think most true introverts will have a much harder go of this. Kids just seem to gravitate to the ring leader in the class. [/quote]

Yes, this part is true, BUT.  Not all confident/outspoken kids are popular.  
I've seen a bunch of confident/outspoken 4th/5th graders who don't pick up on social cues.   They shout answers, they shove their way to the front of the line, etc.

I do think they key to popularity is being socially intelligent while also being gregarious. [/quote]

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