Five steps to help kids learn the lost art of saying “I’m sorry.” The steps work for adults, too!  Have you noticed how apologizing has become almost a lost art these days? A great number of adults–not kids–seem to have forgotten how to say that glorious two-word simple phrase, “I’m sorry!” And if the offender [...]

Research-based steps to help kids learn crucial friendship-making skills to fit in, and be less-likely to be excluded and bullied   Friendship Matters Let’s face it, some kids just seem to make friends easily. They’re invited to all the birthday parties, attend the sleep-overs, are chosen first for teams, and are sought after as everyone’s friend. [...]

Parenting tips to help kids  fit into a new classroom, school, neighborhood or social scene Adjusting to any new social scene can isn’t always easy. But having all new classmates, transitioning to a new school or most of all moving to a whole new community can be tough. And oh how kids can pour on [...]

All children are turned down by friends–even the most popular kids! Researchers found in a study of second and third graders that 26 percent of the time, even the most well-liked children in the class were told they couldn’t join groups already playing. Be sure to tell your child before he attempts to join a group: [...]

HOW STRONG ARE YOUR CHILD’S FRIENDSHIP SKILLS? Let’s face it, friends do matter. Research says those friends play an enormous part of our children’s self-esteem as well as happiness quotient. But research also says friends impact our children’s resilience, school success as well as just plain ability to get along in life. This week I [...]