DD11 has been chatting with friends online though zoom over the past year. DD's screen time has gone though the roof (that's another problem I need to resolve) and I thought she was chatting to a range of friends, including her best friend, but it turns out it's just this one other friend.
That friend is being what I would consider controlling - my DD jumps up as soon as she hears a notification from her, the friend often accuses her of talking to other people, and is generally quite old for her age, whereas DD has always been quite emotionally young.
DD has been ignoring her best friend, and all of her other friends (they ask her to call, and she blanks them), and just chatting to this one friend. I feel really sad for her best friend who has been cast to the side, and I also feel that spending so much time talking to the other friend probably isn't the best.
I'm not sure how to approach this - I know I can't choose who she is friends with, and I know that friendships change over time. I don't know how to encourage her to chat to other people and not get caught up in what is potentially not a very healthy friendship.
Has anyone ever dealt with anything like this before?