Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective A good friendship should make a child feel safe, valued, and understood. However, when a friendship becomes hurtful, perhaps…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Children can often believe that asking for their own space is the same as rejecting another person, and…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Few experiences can sting a child’s heart more deeply than the feeling of being replaced or left behind.…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Children can often be told to ‘lighten up’ or to ‘just laugh’ when a joke feels wrong to…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Children can often feel a great sense of joy in sharing their own family traditions, such as a particular festival,…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Children can sometimes find it difficult to say ‘no’ or to explain to their friends why their family…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Hearing their friends tease someone for a stammer, a tic, or for the use of a visible support device can…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Money can shape many of our social moments during childhood, such as café trips after school, cinema tickets,…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective In a diverse classroom or friendship group, your child may begin to notice that some of their friends may leave…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Playdates can often be a blend of excitement and of small social tests, especially when the food habits of the…