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Knowing when and how to stop (Owen, Age 8)
Episode 70
Ep. 70 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Sending and receiving Stop Signals
Owen asks about Stop Signals, which are all the verbal and nonverbal ways peopl…
1 year, 5 months ago
Friends get together without her (Phoebe, Age 6)
Episode 69
Ep. 69 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Is an imperfect friendship worth keeping?
Phoebe feels excluded when her friends hang out without her.
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1 year, 5 months ago
Friend runs away from her (Maya, Age 6)
Episode 68
Ep. 68 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Avoiding the demand-withdraw pattern
Maya wonders how to handle a friend who runs away and ignores her.
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1 year, 5 months ago
Choosing friends who are a good influence (Paul, Age 12)
Episode 67
Ep. 67 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Peer pressure vs. peer influence
Paul asks how to find the right friends to surround himself with.
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1 year, 5 months ago
Friends don’t invite her (Adeline, Age 8)
Episode 66
Ep. 66 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: What’s behind a friend wanting to control you?
Adeline wishes her friends would invite her to play during recess, …
1 year, 5 months ago
Handling a controlling friend (Bridget, Age 14)
Episode 65
Ep. 65 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: What’s behind a friend wanting to control you?
Bridget wonders how to deal with a friend who is being controlling.…
1 year, 6 months ago
Make friends with different interests (Blake, Age 13)
Episode 64
Ep. 64 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Building real connections to make friends.
Blake wants to know how to make friends with kids who have different in…
1 year, 6 months ago
Friend wants all her attention (Rosie, Age 5 3/4)
Episode 63
Ep. 63 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Dealing with being excluded.
Rosie wonders why her friend doesn’t want her to play with anyone else, and what she …
1 year, 6 months ago
All About Forgiveness
Episode 62
Ep. 62 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: How to forgive friends who have hurt us.
When a friend says or does something that hurts us, it’s easy to get stuc…
1 year, 7 months ago
How to fight less with brother (Lucy, Age 6)
Episode 61
Ep. 61 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Dealing with being excluded.
Brothers and sisters can be a lot of fun, but sometimes they’re hard to live with. Lu…
1 year, 7 months ago