Childrens bestfriends

[suzypops]

Help my daughters bestfriend of 6 years since they were 3 and insperable has just annonced to her she no longer wants to be her friend. There has been no falling out but her best friend got a horse for Christmas and now wants nothing more to do with my daughter. My daughter is heartbroken and cannot understand what shes done wrong. Ive spoken to her friends mum and she says we should just stay out of it, but her friend is not being very nice to her and its effecting her. What should i do ?

If 'not being very nice' means that the friendship has morphed into actual bullying, exclusion or something other unacceptable behaviour at school, that's something to get involved with. Otherwise, this is the time to tell your DD that sometimes people change & it's nothing we've done. Encourage her to get closer to other friends or join clubs and find entirely new friends and new activities. Discourage her from trying to get back in the old friend's affections.

I made the mistake of encouraging her and it only endded in my daughter being hurt all over again. I have told her to stay away but she's finding this hard i am going to encourage other friendships. Thanks for your advice.