Dd just turned 8 and is in year 3. She's very social and has always been popular. Her friends are everything to her and she's always loved school because of that.
She has a group of 4 other girls she is closest to but one of them has always been her best friend. They've always played really well together, been to each other houses on playdates, etc.
But now dd is saying that her best friend often says she doesn't want to pay with her anymore and her and the other 3 girls run away from her and exclude her from playing.
Now, I know this is really really minor stuff in the grand scheme of things, it may not even be as bad as dd puts it and in a few weeks it may have gone back to the way it used to be, but..... dd is absolutely devastated about this. She wrote a letter to santa asking for a new friend and can't go to sleep at night being anxious about it :(
So, what do I tell dd? Not only to console her but to advise her on how to deal with all these with her friends.
I should add that I spoke to her teacher last week and he mentioned the playground dramas so it's obviously ha penning a lot....
thank you so much for your help!