Dear Queenie,
There is a group of kids my son plays with that all except my son were invited to a birthday party by one of them.
Queenie, what can I say to make my son feel better?
—Sad dad
Dear Dad,
Did the children receive written invitations? If so, is it possible that your son’s invitation got lost somehow? If you are on good terms with the other child’s parents, you could ask them about it. If your son was deliberately left out, you might ask yourself “why?” Does he play too roughly or rudely with other children? Is he a bully? On the other hand, if it was just a matter of the other child not liking your son, well, you will have to explain to him that sometimes there are disappointments in life and he will have to learn to cope with them. You might also plan something else special for him on the day of the party, to take his mind off it.
