Book
Making friends : a guide to understanding and nurturing your child's friendships / Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780738213231 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 210 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Lifelong, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | The four phases of friendship : how friendship grows and changes before and through elementary school -- What, and who, is a 'friend'? -- Why friends matter, and when they don't -- Oil and water-boys' and girls' friendship patterns -- Recognizing problems-and what to do -- Friendship and social pressure -- Encouraging friendship skills at home -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Friendship in children. Interpersonal relations in children. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | PC 155.418 Har | 31681002031037 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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Offers parents helpful advice for dealing with their children's friendships, the ways in which they handle challenging situations, and understanding the specific transitions that impact existing relationship during key stages in young lives. Original. - Perseus PublishingFriends are desperately important to most children, most of the time. However, what children want, or get, from their friends and how they value these friendships change as they mature. Making Friends focuses on the typical experiences and transitions of pre-adolescent friendship, and offers advice on how a parentâs role should adapt accordingly.
Child expert Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer addresses childrenâs friendship styles at key ages and stages, and answers questions for parents: Should you worry when the imaginary friend sticks around past kindergarten? How do you guide your child when ?mean girlsâ taunt her at recess? What should you do if you donât like one of your childâs friends? Sure to be an invaluable resource for any parent, Making Friends weighs in on a timely and important topic.
- Perseus PublishingFrom the author of Raising Confident Boys: a look at childrenâs friendships, with tips for how parents can help their child navigate this emotionally charged world
