The not-so-friendly friend how to set boundaries for healthy friendships
How can I help my child deal with a bully? What do I teach them about handling an on-again-off-again, not-so-friendly friend? My advice to "just be kind" isn't helping, and my child is still hurting. Christina Furnival, a licensed mental health therapist and mom, helps answer these questions in this...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eau Claire, WI :
PESI Publishing & Media, Pesi, Inc.,
[2021]
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| Series: | Capable kiddos series
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| Summary: | How can I help my child deal with a bully? What do I teach them about handling an on-again-off-again, not-so-friendly friend? My advice to "just be kind" isn't helping, and my child is still hurting. Christina Furnival, a licensed mental health therapist and mom, helps answer these questions in this charming and engaging rhyming story about a young child who successfully navigates the complexities of an unkind peer relationship. In The Not-So-Friendly Friend, children will learn an easy and practical lesson about how to firmly and assertively - yet kindly - stand up for themselves in the face of a bully. By teaching children about the importance and value of setting boundaries for healthy friendships, this book provides children the tools they need to foster their social confidence and emotional well-being. |
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| Item Description: | Includes conversation starters and discussion questions. "How can I help my child deal with a bully? What do I teach them about handling an on-again-off-again, not-so-friendly friend? My advice to "just be kind" isn't helping, and my child is still hurting."--Back cover. "In The Not-So-Friendly Friend, children will learn an easy and practical lesson about how to firmly and assertively--yet kindly--stand up for themselves in the face of a bully. By teaching children about the importance and value of setting boundaries for healthy friendships, this book provides children the tools they need to foster their social confidence and emotional well-being..."--Back cover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781683734260 1683734262 |
| Author Notes: | Christina Furnival, MA, LPCC , is a wife, mother of two, writer, author, and licensed mental health therapist. With over a decade of experience in the field, she is passionate about helping parents and children grow their skill sets, overcome challenges, and gain confidence to live happy, fulfilling lives. Her meaningful stories in the Capable Kiddos series serve as entertaining and enlightening resources to empower children and to make them feel capable of managing tough situations and their accompanying emotions. |
