Does your 10/11 year old have a best friend?
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My son has one but they mostly game all day lol
My daughter has a few best friends. But I honestly think it's just different for boys. My only son is only 15 months old so I'm not really sure about boys. And preteen girls are DRAMA! LOL
My 11 year old has 2 best friends.
My 11yo son has 3 best friends (1 girl -11yo and 2 boys - 12yo and 9yo). We hang out with these families multiple times a week.
My kids didn't make friends until they were in 4th grade--my daughter had one friend and my almost 11 year old now has 2 friends
They are just more choosy and when they do make close friends they will be the kind of friend that matches their energy
In the meantime, keep your son in group sports, plays, and activities where he can be around more kids especially kids that might have similar interests
My 11-year-old is an introvert so he'll only do one activity like sports at a time
Wow, this is exactly what I’m experiencing with my almost 11 year old son. He has friends that are the children of my friends. I always encourage him to have friends. He just never even asks to hangout with anyone though. My husband made a good point that we used to have house phones, which felt more like their phones too? I’m starting to think it’s a generational thing that’s starting to happen..
It’s normal. My 11 year old has a couple best friends for the past 2 ish years, but before then he didn’t and I was worried and sad too. Just try to encourage him to keep putting himself out there. He’ll find one in time.
Currently ext this with our 11 year old. He expressed to us on Halloween how lonely he felt and wants some friends. I feel like it’s so hard sometimes for boys especially to make friends
I’ve noticed with my 11 year old he doesn’t have a special friend but has lots of friends he tells me kids are mean one minute they are really nice and sharing there thoughts on video games and than the next their being really mean