How to help kids navigate friendship, with Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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It isn’t always easy to navigate the complicated social dynamics of elementary, middle or high school. Clinical psychologist and kids’ friendship expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, talks about how kids make and keep friends; how their understanding of friendship changes as they grow; why most kids are mean sometimes; and how to help kids navigate tough situations including arguments and friendship breakups. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.5	Having good friends is key to kids' mental health and well-being, just as it is for adults.
0:36.7	But it isn't always easy to navigate
0:39.0	the complicated social dynamics of elementary, middle, or high school. Today we're going to talk
0:44.9	with an expert on kids' friendships about how children make and keep friends and how parents can help
0:50.9	support them as they do. So when do kids start to form real friendships?
0:56.8	How does their understanding of friendship evolve
0:59.0	as they grow from young children to teens?
1:02.0	Do all kids need a best friend?
1:04.7	What do you do if your child is being bullied
1:06.4	or excluded by a peer group?
1:08.9	What if your kid is the one doing the excluding? What happens when your
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