My 12 year old dd is in yr 8. Has been best friends with 2 girls from primary school who live in the local area and up until the end of last summer hung out all the time together. 1 now goes to a different school and the other girl is in my daughters class in secondary school. Since the beginning of the school year i noticed that these 2 friends were meeting up and excluding my dd. At school my dd and her friend seemed to hang with same group but i think my dd is on the periphery of the group. Not long before lock down my dd was upset on a few occasions as her friend was ignoring her on the bus and being mean to her in school. Since lockdown i have been encouraging my daughter to keep in contact with her friends via facetime etc. which she was doing however now none of her friends answer when she rings them and they never contact her. My dd broke down the other day and told me she is so upset and that she doesnt think her friends want her. I am particularly annoyed that her friends from primary school are ignoring my dd and the impact it is having on my dd and how things will pan out when they do go back to school. My daughter is naturally very quiet and outside of these 2 friends from primary school doesnt appear to have made a close connection at her new school. I've been wondering whether i should contact her friends mum to see if they can shed any light. Also, should i keep encouraging my daughter to contact her friends in the hope that they answer. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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applesnapple27 · 11/05/2020 11:20
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