Category: Child and adolescent friendships
Disney Characters Offer Timeless Friendship Lessons
In celebration of International Friendship Day, Disney distills some of the “behind-the-scenes” secrets that inspire long-lasting friendships.
Something’s wrong: My friend has lost so much weight
A young teen wonders how to help her friend whom she thinks has an eating disorder.
Is homeschooling a solution to my 15-year-old daughter’s friendship problems at school?
A mom and daughter consider homeschooling as a solution to social difficulties at school due to the daughter’s extensive involvement in dance performance.
My mom banned me from seeing my best friend
A 15-year-old is upset that she’s been banned from seeing someone her mom sees as a “bad friend.”
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.
In the Media – Helping Your Teen Build Healthy Friendships (Your Teen Magazine)
Writing in Your Teen Magazine, Cathie Ericson poses a question that might be in the mind of many parents, “What does a healthy teenage social life look like?”
Losing friends because I don’t have a smartphone
Because she is the only one without a smartphone in her group, a pre-teen feels left out.
Child and Adolescent Friendships: My friend doesn’t like me making other friends
A young woman’s friends doesn’t like her making other friends and wonders how to handle the situation.
