DD- lonely

[robinpud]

Dd is 13- pretty, sporty, bright and outgoing. Sensible and possibly a little on the innocent side.
She has friends, but isn't at the heart of a friendship group which means that she is often the one making the moves. A couple of her close friends live in a different village and public transport make it difficult for them to meet up without a parent driving them over.
I'm not sure if there's anything I can do to ease her feelings of being lonely. It doesn't help that I remember vividly the same feeling that everyone else was having a whale of a time without me when growing up.

Any advice?

I think they all suffer from the feeling that everyone else is happier/more popular/having continual parties/parents are much nicer etc etc...

Does she do anything outwith school - ie guides, sports etc where she might meet more potential friends..

Mine (also 13) feels she is very much the "round peg in square hole" at school and has very few close friends there... but has an active social life through her drama classes/guiding and other activties where she can meet more like minded people?

Thanks for your reply. Reassurance is so helpful.
She does guides, netball and various other sports. She was part of a girls' football team but that collapsed and she is looking for another social sport that will fit in with her other commitments.
I think she does thrive on being frenetically busy which doesn't always help matters