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Help Your Child Make Friends

Help Your Child Make Friends

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Friendships during the preschool and childhood years are often very different from relationships that teenagers seek out. Learn how to help promote positive friendships across your child's development and encourage him or her to make lifelong friends. Our expert articles can help you guide your child to overcome shyness, build social skills, and avoid bad influences.

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How Can I Help My Child Overcome Shyness?

I'm worried about my 15-year-old daughter because she is extremely shy and has a difficult time making friends. Is ...

Source: The Nemours Foundation
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 ...

Source: NYU Child Study Center
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 ...

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Play Dates for Your Preschooler

Playgroups and play dates are excellent for preschool children. And guess what? They're great for their parents, too! ...

Source: OneToughJob
Teach Your Child to 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 ...

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Helping Your Kindergartener Make Friends

Source: Education.com
Making Friends in Middle School

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
With Toxic Friends, Who Needs Enemies?

Source: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Observation Guidelines: Observing the Social Aspects of Young Children's Play

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Do Afterschool Programs Give Students a Boost?

Source: Education.com
The Social 4th Grader

Source: Iowa State University Extension
Encouraging a Shy Child

Source: Hand in Hand
Get Drumming!

Source: Education.com
Teaching Social Skills

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Social Imperceptiveness

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

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