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This month's topic is friendship--respecting it, supporting it, teaching and learning about it. The following sites offer articles, discussions and other assistance for helping children of all ages develop and maintain healthy friendships. Useful links may also be found
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by Ann E. LaForge
Gus is 10 now, and it's been six years since he and Aaron were in the same preschool, four years since they lived in the same state. The boys rarely write or call each other, but if you asked Gus today who his best friend is, he would answer, "Aaron," in an instant. It's not that he's made no other friends since preschool. (He has.) It's because that special bond he and Aaron shared when they were 3 and 4 made a lasting impression.
by Susan Youngwood
Things quickly got out of control whenever seven-year-old Ashley Griff's best friend came over to play. The girl bossed Ashley around, jumped all over the furniture, and refused to follow any rules.
By Anita Gurian, Ph.D. & Alice Pope, Ph.D.
Friendships are important in helping children develop emotionally and socially. They provide a training ground for trying out different ways of relating to others.
Preventing Destructive Behavior by Harnessing the Power of Peers
Tragic events such as school shootings have presented us with images of adolescent aggressive and antisocial behavior. There is a national search for answers. Fortunately, a long-term commitment to basic behavioral research at NIMH is now paying off with the development and implementation of interventions to address these vexing problems.
A need to belong emerges with a vengeance during early adolescence. At some point during the ages of 10 through 15, your child discovers that a whole world exists beyond your family: peers. As an overwhelming desire to fit in takes center stage, a child's thoughts and reactions revolve around his or her interests with friends and peers.
We all know that once you tell your teenager that you don't like one of her friends, it's paramount to pushing her into a closer friendship. But at the same time, not voicing your concerns and observations makes you feel that you are failing at your job of raising a healthy child.
by Robin F. Goodman, Ph.D. and Anita Gurian, Ph.D.
Most parents recognize how important and how rewarding friendships are in the lives of children. A blueprint of how children make friends and what friendships are like at different ages will enable parents to help children through rough spots.
Kids must have really big hearts! More than 1,000 of you emailed us about the people you like and love. We heard from people all over the world - from the United States to Singapore. Some of you told us about your "bestestestestestestest" friends. Others gave a shout-out to their loving family members.
Please use our feedback form to give us your comments.
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