註釋
Friendships make us happier and healthier. Friends improve our self-esteem and help us live longer--it's true! Whether kids find socializing as natural as smiling or as hard as learning a foreign language, this book can help them improve their social skills so they can better enjoy the benefits of friendship. Practical advice covers everything from breaking the ice to developing friendships to overcoming problems. True-to-life vignettes, "what would you do?" scenarios, voluminous examples, quizzes to test learning, "Try This" assignments for practicing techniques, and advice from real kids make this an accessible life-skills handbook.
Helps kids improve their social skills and friendship skills. Advice covers topics such as breaking the ice, developing friendships, overcoming problems, and more.
Contents: A Friendly Introduction
Chapter 1: What's the Big Deal About Friends?
Chapter 2: Ten Tips for Meeting and Making New Friends
Chapter 3: Five More Friendship Skills (And Four Friendship Flubs to Avoid)
Chapter 4: How to Keep Friendships Going Strong
Chapter 5: Get-Togethers: Being a Host with the Most and a Guest Who's the Best
Chapter 6: How Autism, ADHD, and Other Disorders Affect Friendships
Chapter 7: How to Handle Fights, Hurt Feelings, and Other Friendship Troubles
Chapter 8: When Friendships End
Chapter 9: The Next Step: Being the Best Friend You Can BeA Note to Grown-UpsResourcesIndex.