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Friends Forever - by Fred Frankel (Paperback)

Friends Forever - by  Fred Frankel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A systematic plan for parents to help their kids acquire and sustain friendships</p> <p>Every parent hopes their child will develop healthy and happy friendships. However, most parents don't know what to do that will encourage their child to be a friend and attract friends. The author offers clear-cut friendship-making guidelines for parents and their children. Some of the book's recommendations include: don't over-schedule a child's time; guide children to participate in friend-attracting activities; seek out friends in the neighborhood.</p> <ul> <li>The author includes methods for dealing with bullying and inappropriate friendships</li> <li>Offers clear guidance for helping children become a good friend and attract lasting friendships for life</li> <li>Shows how to teach kids the social and emotional intelligence skills they need to form friendships such as listening, empathy, compassion, recreational conversation</li> <li>The book also includes techniques for teaching kids how to use MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter in positive ways that will foster friendships.</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Fred Frankel</b>, Ph.D., is a professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the director of the UCLA Parent Training and Children's Friendship Programs. A coauthor of UCLA's acclaimed PEERS social skills training program and the coauthor of <i>Social Skills Success for Students with Autism/Asperger's: Helping Adolescents onthe Spectrum Fit In</i>, he speaks regularly on the topic of autism and social skills to professionals and parents alike. More information is available at http: //www.semel.ucla.edu/socialskills.

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