Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Walking into a new classroom or a playground where friendships have already been formed can feel like a…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective ‘Triangle friendships’, where three children form a group and one of them often ends up feeling left out, are…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Children can often assume that all arguments or hurt feelings mean the same thing, but they do not.…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective It can be a confusing and painful experience for a child when they have offered a sincere apology,…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective When children fall out with their friends or their siblings, they will often want to fix things straight…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective A period of silence between friends can feel very heavy for a child. Whether it is after a…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective When a child breaks something, whether it is a friend’s toy, a sibling’s craft project, or a shared item in…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Few things can trouble a child more than being ignored by someone they care about. When a friend…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Competition can bring out both the best and the worst in our children. It can teach them the virtues of…
Making and Keeping Friendships
Parenting Perspective Few things can wound a child’s heart more deeply than discovering that a friend has spread a rumour about them.…