tonight when i was putting my DD to bed, she lay awake for ages....i went back in, and then she started to tell me, that no-one plays with her at pre-school (shes 4), she has a couple of friends that we have known for a good while, and she did play with them, but now says they like to play together and exclude her. i suggested she ask if she can join in, and she told me she does ask, but they say no...ive spoken to her about joining in, playing with different people etc etc..., and really dont know where to go with this...she is quite strong willed, and i do know that sometimes, she will say someone wont play as they wont do as she wants!!....we have always gone to groups and mixed with lots of children, had people round to our home and visited theirs.....i speak to anyone and everyone!, but she seems to make quite deep emotional attachments, and is very loyal to her friends although, understandably, others dont make the same connection (they are only 4 too!!), but she seems very advanced with her emotions, and seems to get hurt very easily...she is the most loving child ever, and is very kind and thoughtful (her pre-school also acknowledge this)...has anyone else had or has a little one like this, how have they got on at school......am envisioning her clutching the hand of dinner ladies every lunchtime and being billy no mates!