My daughter doesn't make friends in her class — how can I help her?

My daughter doesn't make friends in her class — how can I help her? . Emotions & Feelings . My daughter is in first grade and so far hasn't been able to form a relationship with her classmates. Her cousin is with her in a different class, and now if the cousin is absent she cries and complains about school. How do I help her form a relationship with her classmates? . Social intelligence develops in a girl according to her personal makeup and the reality she lives in. So we need to identify what is preventing her from forming relationships: is it because the available models don't meet her needs? Is it because she feels fear and hesitation? Does she have a bad memory from earlier attempts? Does she lack self-confidence? Or has she become so attached to the model of her cousin that it dominates her thinking? Try to identify the reason for this difficulty in forming other relationships. With the note that it isn't really important that she form relationships with those in her class. What's more important is that she handles herself and her interactions well, and that the fruits of her learning and her understanding of her reality become evident. How many a child has not had friends at school but has excelled and risen. These matters are not necessarily a condition for success in life, nor necessarily a sign that the self is well and successful. Sometimes the child is singular in his behaviour because he doesn't find someone to interact with him in the positive way that lights up his ambition. So gently, we try to place the little one in environments where she discovers more souls, and learns how to make relationships — without us pushing her into it, but rather with flow and ease. Look at what qualities her cousin has that make her cry at her absence. Let us put our finger on what she lacks. She may be reading courage in her cousin's features and feels safety. Let us build safety in her own heart, by raising her self-confidence and explaining things to her. This comes with time and an integrated tarbawi process at home that builds the child's confidence in her abilities and her recognition of her own value. Look at how you treat her, and how you make her feel her importance as a slave of Allah, the Exalted. May Allah grant you success and delight your eyes with her.