Concerened re: daughters lack of 'girl 'friends

[neenpeen]

Hi - I am a newbie and this is my post so I hope its in the right place. I was looking for advice in regard to my 5 1/2 year old DD. She is an articulate and intelligent girl but I worry she has no 'girl' friends. She only plays with boys at school or is quite happy to play on her own. She has only recently come out of her shell as she was painfully shy (like myself and her dad were!). It saddens me when other girls in the class are organising play dates etc and she never gets invited anywhere. I have asked her if she would like 'girl' friends round to play but she only ever wants her 'boy' friends round so I haven't ever organised anything as I get the impression that sometimes the boys don't really want to play with her. She seems happy enough and I know I am probably just being an anxious parent. I have discussed it with her on several occasions but I don't want to push the matter. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks

DO NOT WORRY!
as long as she is happy and not worried about it do not it worry you. My DS is 6 and his best buddy is a girl. My best friends were always boys i never understood girls and still find it hard to comprehend girly girls still. I am ' relativly normal' i am happily married four children and have lots of friends mainly women now as have more in common with other mums.
she will ask to have people round when she is ready, and when she does start they usually get asked back.

My ds loves to play with the girls so we've had a few around here to play. I would try inviting one of the boys around. Some kids are more inclined to play with the other sex than others.

Thanks for the replies guys. Very much appreciated.

At least your DD has friends! My DD (4) is very outgoing but she doesn't seem interested in playing with other kids. She'd rather sit down and do crafty things. She has one good friend who she sometimes plays with but then just shuts down and that is it. Friend has to leave and she is just not interested anymore. I hope she'll turn more sociable once she starts school.