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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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Kennedy Middle School: Teaching Social Skills When Social Lives Matter Most

Source: Committee for Children
Promoting Friendships for Preschool Children with Special Needs

Source: NYU Child Study Center
Helping Your Kindergartener Make Friends

Source: Education.com
Social Imperceptiveness

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Do Daycare Kids Have an Edge?

Source: Education.com
What to Do About the Mean Girls

Source: Education.com
Learning Conflict Resolution

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Observation Guidelines: Noticing Children's Level of Peer Acceptance

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Fearless Friend Making: Tips to Help Your Child

Source: Education.com
Moral Reasoning and Prosocial Behavior at Different Grade Levels

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

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