Year 6 girls being awful to each other?

[Sunshineismyfriend]

Is this a common theme? I know there are changes coming up but we’ve never really had friendship issues (bar the odd falling out ) all the way through primary until now.

We now have a friendship group that’s gone wrong with one girl (long term friend since about year 1) making up awful lies and trying to get them into trouble. Another friend that doesn’t like friendships developing with others and falls out with my child if she spends a break time with certain children. And a final friend who seems to enjoy a disagreement. All of this is new this year.

part of me wants secondary school to come along and bring new friendships but I wonder if all these arguments and falling out will get worse or better with age. She’s my oldest so I have no experience of this.

are all year 6 girls like this as the teacher tells me?

My girls are in Year 11 and Year 13, years 7 and 8 were hard for them both friendship wise, it settles down in Year 9/10.

Yep. :( Standard.

Yes, we had no problems until year 6 either. They can be grim.

I guess I need to be prepared for the next few years then! I’m just concerned about who she will chose as a classmate when she goes up to secondary school in September. I hope when the time comes she is friendly with one of the nicer girls and not one of the others. 😬

Yes! Wait until they get to year seven and they are all fighting to become top dog.

My boys year 6 class had lots of issues like this.
my girls year 6 does not, and she has zero friend issues - although some of the other kids do.
I think it’s normal, a lot is changing for them.
mh advice? Unless your child is very distressed or being bullied, let them sort it out themselves. Always seems worse when the parents get involved

There can be issues like this in Year 6 but I didn't find all girls were like it. My eldest never really had dramas with friends. There were some kids in her class who were horrible at primary, but the ones she was friends with were fine. Secondary was fine.
With younger one there was a big drama in Year 8, but then dd started hanging out with other people and hasn't had any dramas since. (They are 18 and nearly 16.) I do remember there being big dramas in her class in Year 6, but she wasn't involved.
So I'd say some girls are mean to each other, but obviously not all of them. It tends to be parents of mean ones who insist they're all like it.

No issues yesterday. Hopefully none today and then I’m looking forward to half term!