My child has no friends: What to do
Improving social skills
If your child has no friends, you may be wondering what you can do help them through this difficult time. Is there anything more painful than watching your child struggle to make friends? When your child cries to you that the other kids don’t like her, what should you do?
“No one likes me,” your child says, and something in her tone makes you stop what you’re doing and look at her closely. You can see the tears, the set chin, the pain. And you’ve never felt more useless as a parent.
Fortunately, there are some practical things you can do to help your offspring through the difficult years of childhood.
Address the obvious
Start with the things that are easiest to fix. Is your child’s hygiene good? Sure, you send her to take a bath every day, but does she do a good job? Sometimes, kids need a little help to understand the Joy of Soap and Shampoo. A great haircut can also make a difference — consider the way you feel when you walk out of the salon.
Are her clothes clean, and are they more or less what the other kids are wearing? There’s no reason to spend hundreds of dollars on a wardrobe soon-to-be outgrown, but consider investing in a few confidence-building items that let your child blend in with the other kids. Individual style is also great — but your kid needs serf-esteem to pull it off. Consider a more traditional look in the short-term.
