About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Friendtastic discusses friendly versus unfriendly teasing and offers advice for kids on handling teasing related to appearance.

Ep. 147 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendly versus unfriendly teasing | 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: - Do you have a nickname? If so, who calls you that, and how do you feel about it? If not, would you like a nickname? Why or why not? - Have you ever been teased in a way you found hurtful? What happened? How did you handle it? - What are some reasons a good friend might accidentally say something hurtful? - How might you handle things differently if a hurtful name or comment came from a friend…

People in this episode

Host: Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Guest: Milo

Topics covered

• teasing
• friendship advice
• children's feelings
• making friends
• parenting

Keywords

• teasing
• friendship
• children
• appearance
• advice

Mentioned in this episode

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

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