Keeping friends, trusting and backbiting problems.?

she is 13 and i ume the girls she's hanging out with are about the same age. girls at that age are very much into drama and thus tend to create their own. it may hurt your daughter very much, but it's unavoidable. boys will be boys and fight for power and dominance physically, but girls will manipulate and fight for power in other ways such as popularity and tearing each other apart socially. the best thing you can do for her is to be an ear for her and encourage her to remain innocent. only get involved if things get violent or jeopardize her safety (ie: physical harm or suicidal thoughts). the fact that she comes to you with all this informations means you are doing something right. continue to be her strongest supporter and most trusted confident by not betraying her trust and getting involved unless absolutely necessary. never put her down or discourage her from standing up for herself, because now is the time she must learn to trust in who she is as a young woman. her self image is cracking under pressure from the other girls and she must learn to find the strength within herself to mend it. your job is to hold her together till the glue she creates, sticks and holds firm. it is obvious that you love your daughter and a wonderful thing that she can be so open with you. GO MOM!!