Making Friends: A Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Child's Friendships

by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

Friends 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 parent’s role should adapt accordingly.Child expert Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer addresses children’s 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 girls” taunt her at recess? What should you do if you don’t like one of your child’s friends? Sure to be an invaluable resource for any parent, Making Friends weighs in on a timely and important topic.

Genres: Parenting

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Tiffiny · Rating 1 out of 5]

I started reading this book and as an educator, alarm bells started ringing. Upon further inspection, there is no degree or education listed for this author other than "child expert" and a list of books they have written. DNF due to the casual and anecdotal evidence presented as "a parent" and "talking with children". In the bibliography several studies are referenced but as secondary or tertiary resources. Probably fine for a casual read, not for fundamental support.