What matters may not be how much time a child spends alone, but whether they still feel they belong.
Published on
12/08/2026 - 7:00 GMT+2
The child happily doing their own thing at recess may not need rescuing from the sidelines.
A new study suggests some children who play alone simply prefer their own company.
Researchers at the University of Georgia in the United States found that children who often chose to play alone could still be happy with their friendships and place within a wider peer group, particularly when they felt confident that they belonged.
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