Our kids don't go to homes with the opposite sex where there is not an adult present. My child doesn't seem to have friends and the summer is dragging on. Let your child invite a new friend over. It's helpful to plan some specific things to do before the friend arrives in order to ease the get acquainted time. Go to a park and play ball, get ingredients and let the kids cook something they will enjoy.
Summer is also a great time to visit with family.
During this time she has two grandsons from different families visit. It's a special time for the cousins to get to know each other but also for them to get to know their grandmother without their parents around. I'm not popular, I'm unhappy, oh, poor is me. The adolescent years can be very self-centered. But an instant cure for self pity is caring for someone else.