Making friends

Dear Lori,

I have come across two books that my provide helpful information on how to help your daughter break into her new school. They are available on amazon.

Good friends are hard to find by Fred Frankel
This book teaches the social cues and rules that govern children’s friendships and group play. It teaches how a child can find and make friends, keep friends and be a friend. It also deals with common social problems of childhood such as losing a close friend, being teased or bullies etc.

Best friends, worst enemies by Michael Thompson
How does it happen that a child who is a little different or who doesn’t undestand the unwritten rules of the group can be teased, excluded, humiliated or rejected by the entire group even though the individual children in that group might not wish to hurt anyone? And what can teachers, school administrators and parents do to help? This book addresses those issues as it explores the intensity and value of children’s friendships from infancy through the teen years.

Knowledge is power so I hope these books can be of help.

Yvonne

Dear Lori,

I have come across two books that my provide helpful information on how to help your daughter break into her new school. They are available on amazon.

Good friends are hard to find by Fred Frankel
This book teaches the social cues and rules that govern children’s friendships and group play. It teaches how a child can find and make friends, keep friends and be a friend. It also deals with common social problems of childhood such as losing a close friend, being teased or bullies etc.

Best friends, worst enemies by Michael Thompson
How does it happen that a child who is a little different or who doesn’t undestand the unwritten rules of the group can be teased, excluded, humiliated or rejected by the entire group even though the individual children in that group might not wish to hurt anyone? And what can teachers, school administrators and parents do to help? This book addresses those issues as it explores the intensity and value of children’s friendships from infancy through the teen years.

Knowledge is power so I hope these books can be of help.

Yvonne

Have your child join an out of school activity that they will enjoy .There they might bond with a child they know at school and that relationship might bloom at school also.My daughter goes to daycare, she is an only child . She has developed friendships from daycare that transferred to school She is not one to start a friendship though ,we have to remind her to at least wave to kids she knows outside school and we say Hi to the kids to model the behavior of being a friend.See if you can get the teacher to get your child to do a project with another child that might be receptive to friendship with your child.My daughter’s third grade teacher had her sitting close to another child to develope and maintain a friendship which helped with her not giving me so grief about going to school.

You could look into social skills training to help your daughter feel more confident about making new friends. Phone your local ld association or a child psychologist to find a social skills course. These are tailored to different age groups and can be quite successful. The cost may be covered by your health plan, so look into that.
Make the 1st move. Why not invite a class mate or two over for a play date or even a party (you don’t have to wait for a birthday). Plan some activities or a craft as a ice breaker.

Thank you for the book selections. I ordered them yesterday and am anxiously awaiting their arrival. Lori