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How to help when your child is lying about loneliness

My son has been lying to me about having friends at school and I found out he eats lunch alone in the library every day.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The discovery of a child's hidden social isolation forces a parent to confront both the child's shame and their own feelings of helplessness.

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“Where Are You with Middle childhood 7-12 — school peers identity?”

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