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She added: "I have noticed that teachers tell children they shouldn't have a best friend and that everyone should play together. "They are doing it because they want to save the child the pain of splitting up from their best friend. But it is natural for some children to want a best friend. If they break up, they have to feel the pain because they're learning to deal with it."
Russell Hobby, of the National Association of Head Teachers, confirmed some schools were adopting best-friend bans. He said: "I don't think it is widespread but it is clearly happening. It seems bizarre.
"I don't see how you can stop people from forming close friendships. We make and lose friends throughout our lives." The Campaign for Real Education, which wants more parental choice in state education, said the "ridiculous" policy was robbing children of their childhood.
Spokesman Chris McGovern added: "Children take things very seriously and if you tell them they can't have a best friend it can be seriously damaging to them. They need to learn about relationships."
I've had a few Best Friends over the course of my lifetime. Some I lost from 'fall-outs', and some because life paths cause separation. I remember them all, and have thought of them often through-out my life. Some of them I have actually re-connected with after many years. Some I don't care if I ever see or hear from again!!
But I have learned so much from all of those relationships, whether good or bad, that I can only say they all are my BFFs.
It appears to me that maybe some people are trying to keep our children from forming bonds, learning to love and care about like minded 'kindred spirits', and to prevent learning about sharing and intimate networking.
It's upsetting to see these young, innocent and open minds being manipulated and molded.
It's more than ridiculous, it's Deranged.