DD plays with different children everyday.

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Hi all...
My DD who is 8 years old doesn't seem to play with the same kids everyday in school.She will probably play with certain kids say twice a week and then plays with other kids or sometimes,no one.
Is this what kids do?She doesn't seem to have that one best friend who she will play with everyday,other kids do.

Anybody else's child does this?I picked her up today and asked how her day was,who she played with and she said she didn't play with anyone from her class as they didn't want to play with her, but she found some other children to play with from another class.

I fail to see a problem here. She sounds very well socialised and independent to me. My daughter was just like this and she's a very successful, happy adult now.

Ok.I only asked because she has mentioned that she doesn't have a best friend who she can play with everyday,she was upset about this too.

Dd is the same. But it's a small rural school and they encourage it. I've always told her that it doesn't matter who she plays with and if someone doesn't play with her one day it doesn't mean they aren't friends. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@HoneysuckIejasmine yes I have said that to her.

It either shows she is a happy social girl with a wide group of friends to interact with or it shows she is a bit alone and tags on to whichever group of children will tolerate her that day.

Maybe have a quick word with the teacher to see which is more likely?

Before I opened your post I was going to say - totally normal if she's under 9/10 or so. Even the children with "best friends" often swap between them quite frequently. Much more health to have a range of friends. As long as she's not left out, which it sounds like she isn't, there isn't a problem. You'll probably find over the next year or 2 friendships become more defined. Year 5 is also often a year that for girls established friendship groups break down and they find new ones particularly as some start to head towards puberty.