My daughter is 12 and starts year 8 in September. After seeming to settle well initially, she is now struggling a bit...she has made a group of friends that seem to be very focused on clothes and appearance, whereas she is a bit of a tomboy (and doesnt take photos of herself every 5 minutes to put on facebook). She is excluded by these girls, not in a overly nasty way, but it is upsetting to see her trying too hard with them and being quietly ignored. She did start year 7 with another friend but then changed to this group half way through, her form teacher has said she didnt think this was a good thing for her. She has plently of interests outside school and still has friends from her primary (who go to a different school). I want to encourage her to seek out otherfriends....should I do this?....should I leave it alone? I grew up with very little (ie no) parental advice/support and paid the price for that, greatful for any advice form people that have been parented themselves!!!