I like this banging on the keyboard idea. Dd12 is currently struggling to fit in socially. She wants to play sports and has no interest in texting, talking about "crushes", etc. She is feeling abandoned and angry with some of her girl friends who have moved swiftly into adolescence and now are "boring." Dd spends lots of time at recess reading by herself. She is great at sports and I hope she can continue pouring her energy into them, but socially things are difficult right now.