My dd1 is 8 and doesn't enjoy school as she says she doesn't have any friends. She goes to a very small school and there are only two other girls in year 3 - 3 girls is never a good number anyway! She says she's left her friends behind in the infants, and wishes school was like Brownies where she has friends that run up to her, hug her, and can't wait to see her.
I've been thinking that as she has these friends at Brownies, and other friends out of school, that perhaps the problem is simply that the pool of potential friends is not big enough and perhaps we should look at moving schools.
But her behaviour this weekend has made me wonder - it's been her birthday, and she's been really nasty to her little sister, not letting her play with any of her new stuff etc etc. If she's like that with the kids at school then there's no wonder that they're not her friends. The girls at Brownies are in her six - perhaps they feel obliged to be so friendly with her?
We've been talking, and it's almost like she doesn't realise that she has to make the effort to be a friend. She's expecting kids to want to play with her, on her terms, and minimal compromise. Is this normal behaviour for an 8 year old?Thanks
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Could it be possible for an 8 year old not to know how to make friends/is this normal behaviour for an 8yo?
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jollyholly · 07/12/2008 22:41
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