my daughter's best friends are her stuffed animals?

Umm that's normal behavior for a 6 year old.

Are you expecting her to go to parties non-stop of other 6 year olds and solve the problems of the world?

My niece is 6 and does similar things. She has friends at school and will go to parties here & there for them, but she doesn't hang out with them outside of school on a regular basis, she is still a little young for that. My niece hasn't had any sleep overs yet with anyone who isn't a relative, in short a place where she knows she would be safe.

In the next couple of years her interests will change somewhat. My step-daughter is 8 and has friends sleep over a lot. My other step-daughter who is 6 also has friends who sleep over, but the difference is she is the younger one not the older one so she has been exposed to the concept of having friends over from her older sister. However, she also at 6 isn't interested in sleeping at someone elses house.

You can also try signing her up for school or summer activities. Brownies/daisy scouts (girl scouts), day camps, vacation bible school, sports, crafting classes, etc. Things that help her to interact with children her own age.

Throwing away her stuff animals or other toys she is interested in is just plain mean. Do you want to take everything away from her because you don't like the rate she is making friends at? Everyone is different, her sister may have a very outgoing personality and be totally different, she may have a more reserved and shy personality.

it's normal my little bro is 5 and he is started school this year. he has friends at school but apart from parties and plays for the afternoon he doesn't see them much out side of school. at home he plays with his toy trucks and talks to them. he hasn't slept over at anybodies house apart from relatives before.

Have a playdate with her friend and try to get them to a waterpark or a park. Get her away from her own stuffed animals so she Gets used to it

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That's not fair to your daughter.Talk to the daycare lady again that this is unacceptable and the daycare lady has to take control. Amanda once stole a little baby doll from a girl at daycare and her mom talked to me and Amanda gave it back. So if the daycare lady doesn't do anything get a hold of the mother. The mother will know that the bear isn't hers. Poor little thing. Getting her teddy bear stolen and taken away from her. Thats so sad. Hope my advice works!

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my daughter's best friends are her stuffed animals?
she goes right to her room after school and sits in there talking to her stuffed animals, eating with them, giggling, etc. i come in and sometimes she is spanking them or has them in timeout or is lectuing them on how to better or nicer next time. she never hangs out with her younger sister though...

If what you say is true, then i am truly sorry for her. Talk to her teachers about putting her with groups of people, eventually they will get along. But spanking them, might have been something shes seen off TV or in a personal experience. Whatever you do, DO NOT throw them away. She will probably think shes alone, which leads to horrible things.

If you throw them away, then you would probally mentally scr her for life, it really is just a phase and she will grow out of it, just be patient and try signing her up for a sport or hobby to help her make friends.

Councler is right almost every child goes through it I too went through the exact smae thing pretending they were real it is just a phase she'll grow out of it.

I do agree with the counselor. She is only 6. However, if this continues, you should find another counselor for advice. Also, try to go to her school and talk to her teachers about it. Make sure she has friends at school (its normal not to hang out with her friends after school since she is only 6, but she should have some friends to talk to at school)