The Friendship Factor: Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World--And Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness

Author(s) : Kenneth H. Rubin, Author(s) : Andrea Thompson

The Friendship Factor: Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World--And Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness

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In this groundbreaking guide, Dr. Rubin taps his 25 years of research on friendship and peer influence to provide parents with the tools and strategies they need to help their children become their best social selves. Based on twenty-five years of research on friendship, Dr. Kenneth H. Rubin reveals the importance of children's social development to their emotional and intellectual growth-and future success. In "The Friendship Factor" he uses vivid case studies to differentiate normal development from potential problems and real distress, exploring how to: Distinguish between a solitary child and a lonely child Encourage the development of "popularity-as-likability," not "dominance" Help an easily angered child be less aggressive Increase a child's social ability with specific skills and strategies

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