Teach your child how to deal with social exclusion. Explain that it serves an important sociological purpose to preserve a group’s values and resources. Every living animal and people group on planet earth excludes others. It’s in our nature and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. After all, you want the freedom to choose who you want to hang out with don’t you? Then extend that freedom to others without getting upset when they use that freedom to exclude you. More time with less people equals dee