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Friends Forever
How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends1. Aufl.
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14,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
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| Veröffentl.: | 22.06.2010 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780470640746 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 320 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>A systematic plan for parents to help their kids acquire and sustain friendships</p> <p>Every parent hopes their child will develop healthy and happy friendships. However, most parents don't know what to do that will encourage their child to be a friend and attract friends. The author offers clear-cut friendship-making guidelines for parents and their children. Some of the book's recommendations include: don't over-schedule a child's time; guide children to participate in "friend-attracting" activities; seek out friends in the neighborhood.</p> <ul> <li>The author includes methods for dealing with bullying and inappropriate friendships</li> <li>Offers clear guidance for helping children become a good friend and attract lasting friendships for life</li> <li>Shows how to teach kids the social and emotional intelligence skills they need to form friendships such as listening, empathy, compassion, recreational conversation</li> <li>The book also includes techniques for teaching kids how to use MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter in positive ways that will foster friendships.</li> </ul>
Acknowledgments. <p>Introduction.</p> <p><b>Part One: How Parents Can Help.</b></p> <p>1. Making Time for Friends.</p> <p>2. Curbing Interests That Prevent Friendships.</p> <p>3. Developing Interests That Attract Friends.</p> <p>4. Using Your Neighborhood School for Friends.</p> <p>5. Using Organized Activities to Find Friends.</p> <p>6. Improving Your Networking Skills.</p> <p><b>Part Two: Making Friends.</b></p> <p>7. Joining Others at Play.</p> <p>8. Becoming a Good Sport.</p> <p>9. Looking for Closer Friends and Joining a Friendship Group.</p> <p>10. Using the Telephone to Make Friends.</p> <p>11. Using Texting and Instant Messaging to Connect with Friends.</p> <p>12. Having Fun Play Dates.</p> <p>13. Becoming a Better Host.</p> <p>14. School Break and Vacation Activities That Promote Friendships.</p> <p><b>Part Three: Keeping Friends.</b></p> <p>15. Encouraging Wise Choices.</p> <p>16. Discouraging Poor Choices.</p> <p>17. Listening to Your Child's Worries.</p> <p>18. Having Friends Stolen.</p> <p>19. Losing a Close Friend.</p> <p>20. Divorce and Moving Away.</p> <p><b>Part Four: Dealing with Teasing, Bullying, and Meanness.</b></p> <p>21. Taking the Fun out of Teasing.</p> <p>22. Stopping Rumors.</p> <p>23. Staying Away from Children Who Fight.</p> <p>24. Dealing with Children who Bully.</p> <p><b>Part Five: Helping Your Child Out of Trouble.</b></p> <p>25. Working with Adults Who Have Trouble with Your Child.</p> <p>26. Stopping Your Child's Fighting.</p> <p>27. Overcoming Hyperactive Behavior.</p> <p>28. Stopping Your Child's Bullying.</p> <p>29. Not Noticed by Classmates.</p> <p>30. Building Friendship Skills and Overcoming a Negative Reputation.</p> <p>Notes.</p> <p>Resources.</p> <p>About the Author.</p> <p>Index.</p>
<b>Fred Frankel</b>, Ph.D., is a professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the director of the UCLA Parent Training and Children's Friendship Programs. A coauthor of UCLA's acclaimed PEERS social skills training program and the coauthor of <i>Social Skills Success for Students with Autism/Asperger's: Helping Adolescents onthe Spectrum Fit In</i>, he speaks regularly on the topic of autism and social skills to professionals and parents alike. More information is available at <u>http://www.semel.ucla.edu/socialskills.</u>
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