Hi Nicki, thanks for your response, and it has been helpful! Yes, her friend does get invited to parties whilst she doesn,t. She does get invited to her friend's house and we also encourage her early in the week to make plans so she's not on her own at the weekends. She belongs to a drama club outside of school which she loves,I have suggested she tries to meet up with the kids from there, but she doesn't like instigating things like that (down to the old self-confidence I think). She also sees a friend who does not go to her school, which is good. So, like you say, I think it is a question of showing her she's loved and trying to boost her self-confidence - which we do at every opportunity. You're not kidding about friendship issues worrying us parents something rotten, that is so true!

I really appreciate you responding....at least I feel like I'm doing the right things, although a magic wand would be nice :-)