I've name-changed on this one because some people now know me...
My son is just 13. He struggles socially, despite being a clever and sweet-natured person. He's just a little awkward in groups and tends to come across as somewhat eccentric, though his interests are decidely mainstream: playing football and Wii and X-box. His best friend has just left school to move to another country...
He has a few other friends and has worked hard to socialise with them. But it seems to be very one-sided. There's a boy whom we've had over here for parties and family barbecues. We've also given him lifts. They sat next to each other last term in class.
But, my son has just found out that this boy invited eight friends to his birthday outing but he wasn't included. He feels gutted. I'm slightly at my wit's end to know what to do. We have actually seen a local counsellor to do some self-esteem work. It seems to be working but this is a real setback.
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abride · 16/01/2010 13:14
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