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Growing Friendships

A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends
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Growing Friendships by Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Christine McLaughlin is a delightful guide aimed at helping children navigate the complex world of friendships. It offers practical advice and relatable scenarios that teach kids how to make friends, resolve conflicts, and maintain positive relationships. Packed with engaging illustrations, it provides easy-to-understand strategies to boost social skills, wrapped in a fun and accessible manner.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you are looking for a fun and engaging guide to help your child navigate the complexities of making and keeping friends. It's perfect for kids who want practical advice and strategies, all presented in a relatable and humorous way.

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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

From psychologist and children’s friendships expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore and parenting and health writer Christine McLaughlin comes a social development primer that gives kids the answers they need to make and keep friends.

Friendships aren’t always easy for kids. Almost every child struggles socially at some time, in some way. Having an argument with a friend, getting teased, or even trying to find a buddy in a new classroom…although these are typical problems, they can be tough. Children want to fit in, but sometimes getting along with friends is complicated.

Psychologist and children’s friendship expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore and parenting and health writer Christine McLaughlin give kids the answers they need to make and keep friends using five essential skills:

  • Reaching Out to Make Friends
  • Stepping Back to Keep Friends
  • Blending In to Join Friends
  • Speaking Up to Share With Friends
  • Letting Go to Accept Friends

With research-based, practical solutions and plenty of true-to-life examples of social skills in practice—presented in lighthearted, humorous cartoons—Growing Friendships is a toolkit for both boys and girls as they make sense of the social environment around them. They will learn how to be open to friendship, choose kind friends, and most importantly, be a good friend.

Series: Growing Together

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Growing Friendships is praised as an insightful and practical guide for children to navigate social interactions, offering tools to make and maintain friendships through engaging narratives and humour. The book addresses complex social skills and challenges such as handling conflicts, saying no, and dealing with bullying, making the information accessible through cartoon illustrations and relatable scenarios. Critics highlight its usefulness for both children and adults, with a focus on teaching empathy, problem-solving, and the nuances of friendships in an approachable manner.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781582705880

Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Beyond Words Publishing

Illustration: f-c gloss film cvr; b&w situational panelled cartoon illustrations throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 193g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, is an internationally published author, psychologist, and mother of four. She is a trusted expert on parenting and children’s feelings and friendships who is frequently quoted in major magazines and newspapers and has been a featured guest on national radio and television shows. Her books have been translated into seven languages. She is a professor for the Great Courses, serves on the advisory board for Parents magazine, and writes the popular Growing Friendships blog for Psychology Today. Dr. Kennedy-Moore has a private practice in Princeton, New Jersey, where she works with adults, children, and families. Visit her online at EileenKennedyMoore.com.

Christine McLaughlin is a mom to three boys, as well as a prolific writer, editor, and author. With several hundred nonfiction articles to her credit—published in popular magazines and websites—her written work focuses mainly on parenting and health topics. She is the author of eight books including Growing Friendships and Growing Feelings (both written with Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore), The Dog Lover’s Companion to Philadelphia, and American Red Cross: Dog First Aid and American Red Cross: Cat First Aid. Learn more at ChristineMcLaughlin.net.

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