close friendship

[laptoplady1984]

dd is in reception and has made friends with a little boy. It lovely that they get on so well but I would feel happier is she had more children to play with. How can you encourage them to mix better?

I have been told that by the teacher that by the end of the day it starts to get a little too much for her sometimes. They do try and split them up as much as possible in class too.

My dd has had an incredibly close friend since reception. Her and her friend are really the only children with "best friends" in the class. Many of the other parents have said that they wish their children had a similar friendship.

Celebrate the friendship she has made and invite the little boy around. She will love it. However, invite other children she might like around too, that way if their friendship does not last (which as it is girl/boy, the odds are not in its favour), she knows other children she can go and play with.

Friendships in reception and Yr 1 are very fluid and change a lot.

My ds had best friend from babyhood. Inseparable in nursery and I was pleased when they were put into same reception class. However, in reception they just chatted all the time and were a pain to the teachers. Also strange power struggles going on between them. Both myself, other childs parents and teachers decided best to put them in different year 1 classes [2 form entry]. Both boys upset at first but are both doing better in class and have both widened friendship groups. They are not as close as they used to be and tend to play with each other out of school rather than in school. However for their education it was best and they have stopped bickering power struggles. Obviously every situation is different though.
Always falling ins and outs at this age though - one issue gets replaced by another!!