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Cake day: October 1st, 2023

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  • First of all, it looks like your child is well liked among his peers, which is great and something for both of you to be proud of! Clearly your child is doing something right.

    Feelings not being mutual can be tricky to navigate from both sides. It’s not clear from your description whether your child considers these other kids friends or not. If he is friends with all of them, there is no problem. He can just continue doing what he’s doing and everyone will be happy. Maybe the other kids just haven’t found their Bob yet, and your kid is the best friend they have even though he plays more with Bob. Best friend status doesn’t need to be mutual.

    If he’s not friends at all with someone who considers him their best friend, that can be a problem. If the other kids are bothering him, you have a mild stalking situation on your hands, and your child might need to learn to set some boundaries, or get help enforcing them.

    So how to handle this really depends on whether these other kids are bothering your kid or not.