The first morning of a new school year comes with a very specific kind of worry, and it usually has nothing to do with school supplies. It is the lunch table. It is the playground. It is the quiet question your kid is carrying around without ever saying it out loud. Will anyone want to play with me? Most of the advice out there is some version of “just be yourself” and “walk up and say hi.” Which sounds lovely and helps almost no one, because it skips the part your kid actual