We live in a large cul de sac where there's been a group of about 5 kids my daughters age (5-7 year olds) who all play together every day outside and sometimes in each others houses when the weather isn't great. Recently they've stopped calling for DD but she was happy enough to have a little break as they had been 'being mean' to her every time she went out, telling her to shut up/saying 'we don't care' when she said anything etc.
Yesterday she went to play with them as she could see them outside (3 of them) and as soon as she walked up to them they told her to go away that they weren't playing with her anymore. She's devastated, she's a very shy child who takes a while to make friends but as these kids were already in a group when we moved in (2 years ago) she was able to meet them all at the one time and made 5 new friends at the one time which made her so happy. Her confidence was through the roof after being out playing so much and having friends but now she's questioning what she has done to make them not want to play with her.
I don't think this is a one off and that they'll be fine in a few days, they've stopped calling for her but i see them every day together, they've frozen her out and I don't know how to help DD deal with this. There aren't any other kids here that she can play with, no relatives her age and she's too shy for clubs (I've tried, she cries when I even mention them). She has friends in school and she can't wait to go back but it's going to be a long summer here if she has nobody to play with.