Tag: parenting
A Single Mom Has Trouble Making Friends
It can be challenging for a single mom to cultivate friendships but with a little bit of effort, it isn’t impossible.
The Bad Friend: How Can I End My 7-Year-Old Daughter’s Friendship?
Finding ways to handle the “bad friend” dilemma can be challenging but there are more options when your children are young.
My oldest son (a young teen) is left out by his circle of friends
A mom wonders how to help her son deal with being left out.
In the Media – On parenting shy kids (Highlights Magazine)
Journalist Molly Lopez asked three experts about parenting shy kids in a recent article in Highlights Magazine.
Is It Normal For A Child To Have An Imaginary Friend?
Worried about your child’s imaginary friend? Psychologist and author Susan Newman, PhD offers advice and reassurance to worried parents.
How should a mom handle her 8-year-old daughter’s problem with mean girls?
How a mom should help address her 8-year-old daughter’s friendship problems depends on the situation.
Friends who complain and don’t really want advice
When friends are in turmoil, they may snap at those who offer advice—even good friends.
A mom worries that her 13-year-old daughter can’t keep friends
The daughter can’t keep friends because they wind up losing respecting for her.
Poached: Two friends who have found each other
The poster isn’t upset about her two friends who have found each other but is sick of listening to the poacher who feels the need to constantly remind her.
A mom worries that her teenage daughter who only has friends outside of school
An excellent figure skater with friends outside of school, the 16-year-old daughter is reluctant to make friends at school.
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