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child thinks friend doesn't like him/her [closed]
I am reading the book P.E.T. about communicating with children and there is a question about a situation many kids deal with. I would like to discuss strategies to deal with this situation. Your 10 ...
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Encouraging friendship with same-age children
We have a few family friends. Some happen to have all children about 5-6 years older than the oldest one here (so closest is 5 year old and 10 year old).
I'm thinking we should not spend as much ...
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Golden rule 'do's' and 'don'ts'' when holding a child's party - your experiences are asked!
This Saturday my 4 year old is having 5 Kindergarten friends over to celebrate being one meter tall (it's a 'one meter party').
We'll have a house and (weather permitting) garden for an afternoon of ...
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How can I support my friends who have just had a child diagnosed with 9P Syndrome?
My wife and I are good friends with another couple who has two kids (ages 4 and 1). Our kids are similar in age and best friends with theirs.
The one year old, after a long string of medical issues, ...
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How can I prevent my 8-year-old from spending time with his bad friend?
Backstory: My 8 yr old son is a bright, gentle, etc, kid who attends public school. My wife and I have no TV, we disallow violent games (simulated killing is not allowed), we don't have video games, ...
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How can I explain why it is important to make new friends?
I'm trying to explain why it is important to make new friends in life.
Can someone assist me by giving me some reasons I can use to convince someone?
I'm attempting to convince someone who doesn't ...
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How should I respond to a child asking to have as much spending money as her friends do?
When a child has some close friends at school, but some of them come from relatively richer families, so they get maybe twice my child's pocket money, how should I answer when he complains and asks to ...
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How can we help my pre-schooler get over his initial shyness when we have guests?
My four year old is always extremely unsettled whenever they first interact with a guest.
It doesn't matter if it is another child who has played with many times before or an adult.
It also doesn't ...
