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Why Are Girls' Friendships So Intense? The Psychology Behind Primary School Friendship Drama

I don't know if it's just my daughter, but Year 4 seems to have unleashed a whole new level of friendship drama .

My son is in Year 6 and his friendships have always been fairly straightforward. They play football, they annoy each other, they argue... and then they move on.

My daughter, meanwhile, seems to be navigating a social world so complicated that even I struggle to...

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Why Do Children Stay Friends With People Who Hurt Them? A Mum’s Guide to School Friendship Drama

There comes a stage in primary school when friendships start to feel very different.

In our house, we’ve slowly moved from carefree playground friendships and big groups of friends to smaller, tighter circles where the drama seems to happen more often. Little squabbles have turned into hurtful comments and confusing fallouts, and some evenings end with teary conversations at bedtime...

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