Do kids need a best friend?

Do kids need a best friend?

As important as best-friendships can be, they don’t always last forever. This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. Divya met her best friend when she was just 4 years old. They’ve been through all the phases of childhood and adolescence together, and more than 14 years later, they’re still incredibly close, Divya told me. They don’t see each other every day, but whe…