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Help Your Child Build Healthy Relationships
"Play nicely." "Please share with Johnny/Suzie." These phrases or similar versions of them are familiar to many of us. We heard them as children and probably repeat them to our own children. It's in the early years when we begin to help our children make friends and build relationships. As ...
How Parents Can Facilitate Social Success for Their Children
As children grow, their relationships with their peers become increasingly influential in their lives. Children’s friendships not only provide a foundation for later adult relationships, they also buffer children from stress and lessen the risk of later emotional and behavioral problems. When ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Be a Good Friend
Puppets are a great way to help kids practice the social skills they need to make friends. Here are some ideas to try...
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Raising an Introvert in an Extroverted World
Have you ever wondered why that child who won't give your ears a rest in the car suddenly loses the ability to speak...
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Play Dates for Your Pre-schooler
Playgroups and play dates are excellent for preschool children. And guess what? They're great for their parents, too!...
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Making Friends in Middle School
Making good grades probably tops your list of goals for your middle school student, but making friends is also...
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Kennedy Middle School: Teaching Social Skills When Social Lives Matter Most
Kay Mehas, former principal of Kennedy Middle School in Eugene, Oregon, believes it is never too late to begin teaching...
Source: Committee for Children
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