Growing Friendships : A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends

From psychologist and children's friendships expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore and parenting and health writer Christine McLaughlin comes a social development primer that gives kids the answers they need to make and keep friends. Friendships aren't always easy for kids. Almost every child struggles socially at some time, in some way. Having an argument with a friend, getting teased, or even trying to find a buddy in a new classroom...although these are typical problems, they can be tough. Children want to fit in, but sometimes getting along with friends is complicated. Psychologist and children's friendship expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore and parenting and health writer Christine McLaughlin give kids the answers they need to make and keep friends using five essential skills: -Reaching Out to Make Friends -Stepping Back to Keep Friends -Blending In to Join Friends -Speaking Up to Share With Friends -Letting Go to Accept Friends With research-based, practical solutions and plenty of true-to-life-examples of social skills in practice—presented in lighthearted humorous cartoons— Growing Friendships is a toolkit for both boys and girls as they make sense of the social environment around them. They will learn how to be open to friendship, choose kind friends, and most important, be a good friend. From psychologist and childrens friendships expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore and parenting and health writer Christine McLaughlin comes a social development guide that gives kids the answers they need to make and keep friends. Friendship is complicated for kids. Almost every child struggles socially at some time, in some way. Having an argument with a friend, getting teased, or even trying to find a buddy in a new classroomalthough these are typical problems, they can be very painful. With research-based practical solutions and plenty of true-to-life examplespresented in more than 200 lighthearted cartoons Growing Friendships is a toolkit for both girls and boys as they make sense of the social world around them. Children everywhere want to fit in with a group, resist peer pressure, and be good sportsbut even the most socially adept children struggle at times. But after reading this highly illustrated guide on their own or with a caring adult, kids everywhere will be well equipped to face any friendship challenges that come their way. Book trailer video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F_ctQtFJNk&t=1s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F_ct... Funny, practical, and not at all preachyThis must-read book is the Google Maps to friendship that every kid needs. -- Michele Borba, EdD, author of Unselfie Growing Friendshipsis the secret playbook youll wish youd had when you were growing up. -- Diane Debrovner, Deputy Editor of Parents magazine Growing Friendships offers kids real helpand enough giggles to make the messages fun and memorable. -- Amy McCready, author ofThe Me, Me, Me Epidemic Children want to fit in, but sometimes getting along with friends is complicated. Authors Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Christine McLaughlin give kids the answers they need to make and keep friends using five essential skills: reaching out to make friends, stepping back to keep friends, blending in to join friends, speaking up to share with friends, and letting go to accept friends. -- Adapted from back cover "Children everywhere want to fit in with a group, resist peer pressure, and be good sports--but even the most socially adept children struggle at times. But after reading this ... guide on their own or with a caring adult, kids everywhere [may] be [more] equipped to face any friendship challenges that come their way"--Amazon.com