Any other parents of 3-5th graders in the Northern NJ Area?

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I am looking to connect with other parents in the Northern New Jersey area that have 3-5th graders at home. My son is going into 4th grade next year and he often tells me he has no friends, the other kids don't want to be around him, and he only sits with the classroom aides at lunch because the other kids think he's "weird." He had one really good friend from Kindergarten to last year, but that friend has moved up to mainstream classes and doesn't want to play with my son anymore.

I'm trying to find other kids in our area that he can play with outside school. I know he really wants a best friend that he can hang out with, have sleepovers, and go play with. Let me know if this is you and you're interested!

My boy is too young, 4, but I like your style. I am sure you can set something up. Also, I am sure you do but tell your son it gets better.

It did for me. I remember having the same lunch issues and that I had to make new "friends" each year because none of those friend I made carried over from school year to year. It felt and really seemed like there was an entire new set of kids in my school every year. I also felt like I had an odd lunch where none of the kids I had classes with were ever in my lunch period. This went from 4th through 7th grade. I remember kids asking me why I was sitting with them and my only answer was I know your name.

It does get better I think. Other parents might be able to speak with better authority on the science of it or long term experiences with their kids but I just feel like people keep maturing their entire lives. Both ourselves and the people we meet.

Eventually I switched schools in 8th grade to a tiny tiny school where meanness was not allowed, for the most part, and it got a lot better. I speak from my own experience and just the one year of seeing changes in my little boy. The miles everyone has to go varies for sure...

Also, have you checked out online playdate websites? If you google for playdate websites there are some that look good.

https://www.specialplaydate.com/

I haven't had a chance to use them yet but when I found them I thought it was a cool idea.