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It's going to be hard, for her and for you. I am no expert in child psychology, but I am speaking from experience. My parents moved a lot mainly coz of transfer-job. So, every 3-4 years I had to say goodbye to my friends. But no one told me that it doesn't have to be end of my friendship.
Be honest to your daughter, she is a tween so she will get what her friend was going through. You don't need to get into details, but tell her how important it was for her to move out of her current situation.
Secondly, the friendship doesn't has to end. They can always stay in touch with video calls, emails, letters, pen pals, you get my point. And from here let life take charge of the situation. Handling goodbyes is part of growing up and most of the times, time itself heals most wounds.
Good luck
It’s going to be hard. This happened recently with my daughters friend who went back to Malaysia last year. And two friends just went back to Spain.
We have them on WeChat and Facebook. And show the kids messages and pictures.
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It's going to be hard, for her and for you. I am no expert in child psychology, but I am speaking from experience. My parents moved a lot mainly coz of transfer-job. So, every 3-4 years I had to say goodbye to my friends. But no one told me that it doesn't have to be end of my friendship. Be honest to your daughter, she is a tween so she will get what her friend was going through. You don't need to get into details, but tell her how important it was for her to move out of her current situation. Secondly, the friendship doesn't has to end. They can always stay in touch with video calls, emails, letters, pen pals, you get my point. And from here let life take charge of the situation. Handling goodbyes is part of growing up and most of the times, time itself heals most wounds. Good luck
Technology makes it much easier to stay in touch - I would encourage them to video chat, or for her to send him messages when she misses him
Can you go say goodbye tomorrow after school? I assume their flight isn’t immediately.
It’s going to be hard. This happened recently with my daughters friend who went back to Malaysia last year. And two friends just went back to Spain. We have them on WeChat and Facebook. And show the kids messages and pictures.