About this episode

In this re-release episode, Dr. Friendtastic discusses key areas of friendship and offers advice for kids on how to be a good friend.

Re-release Ep. 42 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: 4 Areas of Friendship | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops for kids at workshops.eileenkennedymoore.com . Would YOUR KID like to be featured on the podcast? SUBMIT A QUESTION TO DR. FRIENDTASTIC at https://DrFriendtastic.com/submit (Obviously, this is not psychotherapy, and it’s not for emergency situations.) For an easy-to-read TRANSCRIPT, go to: https://DrFriendtastic.com/podcast/ Like the podcast? Check out my books at https:// EileenKennedyMoore.com . Subscribe to my NEWSLETTER, https:// DrFriendtastic.substack.com , to get podcast episodes sent to your email plus articles for parents. *** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: - What are some ways that you are a good friend? (Hint: what do you do to show your friends you like and care about them?) - Why is it sometimes hard to be a good friend? - Thinking about the different friendship areas Dr. Friendtastic highlighted, fun, support, closeness, and handling conflicts, which do you think is the hardest to do well? Why? - What could you do to try to become an even better…

People in this episode

Host: Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Topics covered

• friendship
• children's advice
• parenting
• social skills
• emotional support

Keywords

• friendship advice
• children
• making friends
• support
• conflict resolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dr. Friendtastic, workshops.eileenkennedymoore.com, EileenKennedyMoore.com, DrFriendtastic.substack.com, DrFriendtastic.com

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