oh wise ones who have kids older than mine and have gone through this before, what advice do you give to a child when people she considered friends decide not to really be her friend anymore??
i did the usual, "be nice no matter what, don't exclude people, try to branch out to make new friends." easy for an adult to comprehend, hard for a heart broken kid to.
any advice??
:) Give lots of hugs. They will probably make up tomorrow.
ReplyDeletepush them down, kick em while they are down, walk away.
ReplyDeleteWait, I think that's a movie.
It happens and it will continue to happen. Just be a shoulder to cry on and help her find better friends.
I think you said all the right things. I add that it's okay not to be friends with someone. Don't hang around for the abuse they dish out.
ReplyDeleteI have found that kids break up and make up with friends faster than you can predict. I don't think you can make it better when the going gets rough. Distraction is the best solution -- until they make up, at which point you can wait until the break up again.
ReplyDeleteFunny you should bring that up. I was thinking about that just yesterday. My answer to that question was the exact same thing you said. Don't second guess yourself. You're the mommy and you know best! I wish you the best.
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