Talieandtribe Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hi, my daughter who is 16 is struggling with our move. Homesick and missing friends. Any 16-18 year olds out there bored in the holiday and want to socialise? Or any tips for making friends? We're in Forestville, but near the bus route to northern beaches and city. Thanks Talie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hi, my daughter who is 16 is struggling with our move. Homesick and missing friends. Any 16-18 year olds out there bored in the holiday and want to socialise? Or any tips for making friends? We're in Forestville, but near the bus route to northern beaches and city. Thanks Talie Difficult age. Just bumping thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi from Manchester Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Would joining her local surf life saving club be her cup of tea? http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/get-involved/join Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Unfortunately you can't make friends for her. Interest groups are usually the way to go otherwise could you possibly send her home to finish her education in a place she feels she belongs and then maybe she will be in a different space with a bit more maturity and approaching Uni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talieandtribe Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Some sort of beach club has caught her interest. I'll have a look with her tomorrow. Thanks Naomi. Sending her to the UK isn't an option for us as a family. Thanks for replying though Quoll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hopefully she will make some friends when she gets back to school in a few weeks. A close friend of ours migrated 7 years ago with a then 15 yr old, and she couldnt settle, missed friends, home etc but she stuck it out ,is now 20 and even though mum and dad have said they may move back in the future she has said she is staying put as she now has friends, boyfriend etc and is enjoying life... I hope she can make a friend or two soon as its not nice when one of you is missing things so much... Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelP Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Well we have a 16 yr old and we're in Roseville - he goes to Turramurra High and has a mixed circle of M/F friends in the area (one of the reasons sent him to a co-ed school, I think it's more balanced). His friends are a mix of Aussie and UK migrant kids. If your daughter wants to meet some people of a similar age in the Roseville-Chatswood area, get in touch (they're a bit teen geeky though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treena Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hi Talie, I have a daughter who will be 16 in June, she is quite shy, maybe they can chat over social media, if you want to pm me. She is really missing her friends back home. We are originally from London and been here since Sep 2013. We live in the innerwest Thanks, Treena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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