Worried about my 5yr old not socialising and mixing

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I have a mature GAT 5yr old and we've always had problems with her socialising and mixing with kids of her own age. She tries to chat to kids roughly a couple of years older and above. She's just started reception last september and was told she will mix better when she's there. She is a very confident and outgoing child but we are still finding she's not mixing. The teachers are really doing their best getting her to integrate but I've now found out that a lot of the times in the playground she's on her own, saying that no one will play with her. She's happy and enjoys school but my worry is that she's missing out playing with the kids. Any suggestions or will she just get there?

Have a look at potential plus , used to be called national association of gifted children.

I noticed something about social skills on there the other day.

Both of my bright sparks have aspergers so social stuff is hard for them. Not saying your Dd has aspergers but there is advice out there.

My Dd's have always been better with adults as other girls their age dont get them, especially when the other girls are talking about barbie and mine are talking about roman numerals

Good luck

thanks will have a look. My DD is the same talks to adults more she finds kids of her own age hard work and they just don't get each other. It's hard at the mo as her reception class have their own playground away from the main school so it makes it harder. The teachers have suggested she has a friend over for tea to try to get her to socialise but I just don't know if that's the answer. I felt for her the other day as a girl in her class called out to her as we were walking in, then my DD started talking to her really patronising talking down to her as if she's years younger than my DD!!! She didn't realise what she was doing but all I kept thinking was if she carries on she may end up getting bullied for it.