Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Advice for Kids (K-8) Can he be friends with people who don’t like him? (John, Age 8)
Ep. 133 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Say no to one-way friendships | Friendship advice for kids
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*** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Have you ever done something that made another kid not like you? What happened? How did you handle that?
- Why do you think kids sometimes want to be friends with kids who don’t like them?
- How could trying to be friends with people who don’t like you end up hurting you?
- We can’t be friends with everyone, but we do need to try to be kind to everyone. What do you think that means you should do (or not do) when you don’t like someone?
- Have you ever met a kid who just didn’t appeal to you? What led to that dislike? Looking back, do you think you were fair, or are there ways you would have liked to handle things differently?
*** You might also like these podcast episodes:
Ep. 38 - Wondering how to be popular (Richard, Age 11)
https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/richard-age-11-wondering-how-to-be-popular
Ep. 21 - Popularity is not the same as friendship (Eugene, Age 13)
https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-ep-21-eugene
Ep. 20 - Why might a friend not tell you the truth? (Anna, Age 9)
https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-ep-20-anna
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