I have a little boy, age 7 (yr 3), who is such a nice human being but he very much struggles to make friends. This has always been the case. I've actually started to get really, really down about it and question whether it's something I have done wrong as a Parent. I just wanted to find out other parent's strategies for not letting this have an impact of their child's or their own happiness. As a bit of background information, he is an only-child, but we have imersed him in social situations since he was 2 years old. He has a few hobbies, one of which is a team sport. He always goes over to other kids and desperately atempts to intergrate himself...but somehow fails. His speech is not quite as developed as his peers and sometimes when he's excited it all kind of runs together. I'm wondering whether this difference could be a reason for the rejection. He never has a mean word to say about anyone but is often the kid to be pushed around, picked on, despite the fact physically he is very tall and athletic looking. He's super sensitive and takes everything to heart. I remember Primary School as being fun and care-free but he is having such a rubbish time.
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Will he ever make a friend :( ?
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EnigmaticIcelandShopper · 04/10/2019 22:29
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