The Not-So-Friendly Friend: How To Set Boundaries for Health

ISBN: 1683734262

Author: Christina Furnival

Condition: new

Being aware of our feelings is a building block for our emotional and social intelligence. In this charming and creative book, Christina Furnival offers children a way to sense and shape their emotions that emerge in the important friendships that shape who we are now, and who we will become later on in our lives.-Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Developing Mind, Parenting from the Inside Out, and The Whole Brain ChildThe Not-So-Friendly Friend is a recipient of the prestigious Gold Award from Mom's Choice AwardsHow can I help my child deal with a bully?What do I teach them about handling an on-again-off-again, not-so-friendly friend?My advice to just be kind isnt helping, and my child is still hurting.Christina Furnival, a licensed mental health therapist and mom, helps answer these questions in this charming and engaging rhyming story about a young child who successfully navigates the complexities of an unkind peer relationship.In The Not-So-Friendly Friend, children will learn an easy and practical lesson about how to firmly and assertively-yet kindly-stand up for themselves in the face of a bully. By teaching children about the importance and value of setting boundaries for healthy friendships, this book provides children the tools they need to foster their social confidence and emotional well-being.