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Trusted expert on parenting and children's friendships, with practical, research-based solutions.
5 Friendship Skills Every Child Needs to Learn
Nearly every child has trouble with friendships in some way, at some time. This presentation describes five essential friendship skills that are part of the unspoken social curriculum for school-age children. It offers parents practical ideas for helping children to feel more comfortable and confident in social situations.
Kid Confidence
Directly trying to improve children’s self-esteem tends to backfire. The more we tell self-doubting kids, “You’re wonderful!”, the harder they argue, “I’m terrible!” This presentation addresses common self-esteem challenges: feeling friendless, giving up easily, and struggling with feeling different. Instead of trying to “boost” children’s self-esteem, we need to help them break free of harsh self-focus and discover the joy of a quiet ego by connecting with something bigger than themselves.
Teaching Kindness
From about age 3 onwards, children know what they should do to be kind, but it's not always easy for them to act on that knowledge, especially when they're upset. This presentation offers practical ways to address common barriers and stumbling blocks that get in the way of children behaving kindly, so they can guide children toward better choices. Participants will come away with actionable insights and do-able strategies for addressing mean behavior and encouraging kind actions.
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