[Familygirlheart]

Our daughter is now in junior high. We adopted her six years ago after she had been in foster care most of her life. She does well at home, not many behavior problems. We do well as a family. But she gets into a lot of fights at school. (Verbal-not physical). She also doesn't keep friends. The friendships always start out great because she is a lot of fun. But there is always a bad ending. Some of it is just junior high girl stuff, but not all of it. She hasn't been able to keep friendships since grade school. There are a variety of reasons the friendships end. She can be very bossy. But she also pushes kids away after a while. She always regrets losing the friendships. Even if she is able to make up, it only lasts for a while. We've tried talking with her and have intervened if we notice she is starting to boss her friends around. She has recently made a new friend. They are getting along great but I'm afraid of the fall out that inevetably comes. Does anyone have any advice for me? How can I help my daughter with this new friendship?