Just that, really. DD1 (8) thinks she has friends then they don't invite her to their parties or to play dates. It's made harder because DD2 (5) is extremely popular and is invited to lots of parties.
It's not that she isn't invited to any parties. But they're ones where DD2 is also invited, for example our NDN has invited them both to her DD's party, as they play together regularly. They also used to be invited to their cousins' parties, and to sleepovers but they have moved far away so that obviously doesn't happen now.
I do understand it on one level, as DD1 is hard work, as she doesn't relate to other children all that well, having Attachment Disorder.. She has much less social awareness than her 5 year old sister and thinks children in her class are her friends because she chases after them and gets over excited.
She does have one best friend who has invited her, but we've known the family for some years, having used the same nursery and we've always exchanged party invitations.
I'd be interested to hear from people who have faced this and what they've done to try and help their DCs with this? I have tried arranging play dates but it hasn't come to anything sadly. The child in question has complained about DD1 following her around. They have come to her parties, but that's as far as it's gone.
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