Looking for advice on how to help my 12 year old son. He started comprehensive in september and settled in really well. The past few months he's been having a few issues within his group of friends that he left primary with. There's been bullying and name calling, between a few of them but now my son has been excluded from the group. He's quite shy sometimes and lacks confidence and can't make new friends easy, although he is trying. The only children he bothered with and that are his age are the ones he's having trouble in school with, we all.live in the same area, streets apart. He used to play with his friends on the xbox but that longer happens. There aren't any clubs as such he can join after school in the area. He's also an only child and i'm struggling to find ways to keep him occupied (playing board games, card games etc) but i know he needs kore than me to interact with.