Friends Forever How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends

by Frankel, Fred

• ISBN13: 9780470624500
• ISBN10: 0470624507
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-02
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The author presents a systematic plan for parents helping kids make and sustain friendships including:*Making time for friends by not overscheduling *Developing interests that attract friends. Dancing and sports are in; solitary video games out.*Finding friends in the neighborhood.* The potential for a positive role with internet social networking as a way to meet and stay connected -- including instant messsaging, web sites, blogs, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. Addiction can become a problem but the correct and supervised use of internet and social networking is now an essential part of kids' friendship.* Dealing with Teasing & Bullying* Learning social and emotional intelligence skills like listening, empathy, compassion, recreational conversation.* Modeling friendships in your own life, at work, in the neighborhood, and at home.* Helping kids deal with and survive stormy friendships.The author's philosophy is that parents can take on the important role as model, advocate, champion, and facilitator, in a highly effective and important way. Kids must have friends, it's essential, and we can help.

Author Biography

Fred Frankel, PhD, is the director of the UCLA Parent Training and Children's Social Skills Programs and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. He has appeared on NPR, and his work has been included in Family Circle, Reader's Digest, Parents magazine, Child magazine, Redbook, and Working Woman.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
How Parents Can Help	p. 1
Making Time for Friends	p. 3
Curbing Interests That Prevent Friendships	p. 11
Developing Interests That Attract Friends	p. 19
Using Your Neighborhood School for Friends	p. 27
Using Organized Activities to Find Friends	p. 31
Improving Your Networking Skills	p. 43
Making Friends	p. 49
Joining Others at Play	p. 51
Becoming a Good Sport	p. 67
Looking for Closer Friends and joining a Friendship Group	p. 79
Using the Telephone to Make Friends	p. 87
Using Texting and Instant Messaging to Connect with Friends	p. 101
Having Fun Play Dates	p. 109
Becoming a Better Host	p. 125
School Break and Vacation Activities That Promote Friendships	p. 143
Keeping Friends	p. 151
Encouraging Wise Choices	p. 153
Discouraging Poor Choices	p. 159
Listening to Your Child's Worries	p. 169
Having Friends Stolen	p. 175
Losing a Close Friend	p. 181
Divorce and Moving Away	p. 185
Dealing with Teasing, Bullying, and Meanness	p. 193
Taking the Fun Out of Teasing	p. 195
Stopping Rumors	p. 205
Staying Away from Children Who Fight	p. 211
Dealing with Children Who Bully	p. 217
Helping Your Child Out of Trouble	p. 227
Working with Adults Who Have Trouble with Your Child	p. 229
Stopping Your Child's Fighting	p. 239
Overcoming Hyperactive Behavior	p. 247
Stopping Your Child's Bullying	p. 253
Not Noticed by Classmates	p. 259
Building Friendship Skills and Overcoming a Negative Reputation	p. 267
Notes	p. 269
Resources	p. 281
About the Author	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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