Friends forever
Subtitle: how parents can help their kids make and keep good friends
By: Fred Frankel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780470624500
Subjects: Friendship in children; Social skills in children; Interpersonal relations
Description: "The author presents a systematic plan for parents helping kids make and sustain friendships including:    *Making time for friends by not overscheduling     *Developing interests that attract friends. Dancing and sports are in; solitary video games out.    *Finding friends in the neighborhood.    * The potential for a positive role with internet social networking as a way to meet and stay connected -- including instant messsaging, web sites, blogs, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. Addiction can become a problem but the correct and supervised use of internet and social networking is now an essential part of kids' friendship.    * Dealing with Teasing & Bullying    * Learning social and emotional intelligence skills like listening, empathy, compassion, recreational conversation.    * Modeling friendships in your own life, at work, in the neighborhood, and at home.    * Helping kids deal with and survive stormy friendships.    The author's philosophy is that parents can take on the important role as model, advocate, champion, and facilitator, in a highly effective and important way. Kids must have friends, it's essential, and we can help"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.