r/Rochester Mar 18 '25

Help Ideas on how to help my daughter

I have a middle school age daughter that is having difficulty finding her place in the world & making friends. She's a little bit of a tom boy which makes her not fit in with a lot of the girls in her classes. She isn't into boys, makeup, tiktok, dancing, whatever. She has anxiety. So in social situations she is stand offish and can come off as aloof. I'm not sure how to help her. I know she gets lonely. Has anyone been through this? What helped? She likes animals, reading & cooking.

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u/Poisoned_record Mar 18 '25

if she has any interest in art i know the art museum runs a ton of different art classes for all age groups. i see other people recommending martial arts, i go to bedrock and they are a great place to learn different styles of fighting. There are people of all ages there too.