Help Them
Make and
Keep Friends
Kids can usually forge
their own relationships,
but they may need
help navigating these
social situations.
If her bestie says
she doesn’t want to be
friends anymore:
Miscommunication
causes a lot of drama,
so help your child
practice the words to
tell a pal when she is
upset, suggests Bonnie
Toth, a preschool
teacher in Las Vegas.
She could say, “I
don’t understand why
you don’t want to
be friends.”
If he needs to
apologize: Teach your
kids to be specific about
what they’re sorry for,
suggests second-grade
teacher Janet Nasir,
mom of two in Rancho
Cucamonga, California.
Then have them follow
up with, ‘How can I
make you feel better?’ ”
If she thinks she’s
done nothing wrong:
First-grade teacher
Lauren Tingley, in Red
Bluff, California, refers
to the book How Full
Is Your Bucket? by Mary
Reckmeyer and Tom
Rath. “I’ll say, ‘Are you
being a bucket filler
or a bucket dipper?’
Sometimes that helps
my daughter see that
she is being catty.”
If he says he has no
one to play with at
recess: Suggest he ask
someone to play instead
of waiting to be asked
to join in. Nasir says
that’s often all it takes!GET
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From Left: Bella, 8,
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Camilla, 7, is positively
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her Molo sweatshirt,
Finger in the Nose
overalls, Warby
Parker glasses, POP by
Hairdo clip-in hair
extensions, Dannijo
bracelet, and Converse
sneakers. Suri, 8,
pairs a sweet dress
from Pink Chicken
with a funky
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and Zara sandals.
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