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Every friendship has ups and downs, and knowing how to respond to certain challenges can be difficult. Here are some of the comments we have heard from children:
Every friendship has ups and downs, and knowing how to respond to certain challenges can be difficult. Here are some of the comments we have heard from children:
Friendship skills are key for life, not just for young children but as they move through their teenage years and into young adulthood. Children often know if something feels off in a friendship; an imbalance of power, uncertainty or mistrust, but they often don't know what to do about it. It can be difficult to know how best to support our children, when to help and when to step back.
That's why we've created the Friendship Toolkit. It will help your child:
This toolkit helps your family work together and learn from one another, encouraging you to draw on your own experiences, as well as those of others, to see that friendship skills are something we all need to practise.
Michelle Mitchell
Parenting Educator | Author | Speaker
Michelle is one of Australia's most trusted voices in parenting, sought after for her depth of experience and compassionate, field-tested parenting advice. She is the author of 10 books, now in over 200,000 homes and translated into multiple languages. Her daily work includes speaking in schools, corporate organisations and through the media.
Julie Rainer
School Counsellor | Founder of IMPACT Kids Coach
Julie is a school counsellor with over twenty years in education. She launched IMPACT Kids Coach in 2023 to teach children what healthy friendship looks like and what to do when one turns unhealthy. Julie's flagship programme is Healthy Friendships Made Simple. She has written two children's books and speaks at schools about improving children's social health.
Tanith Carey
Award-winning Writer | Author | Counsellor
Tanith is an award-winning writer, author and counsellor specialising in parenting, child development and psychology. She is the author of 12 books including 'The Friendship Maze: How to Help Your Child Navigate Their Way to Positive, Happier Friendships', the first UK book to explore the social science behind children's friendship difficulties and how parents can help.
Louise Treherne
Child & Parent Coach | Head of Families at The Happy Confident Company
Louise has 12 years' teaching experience in the independent sector, including 5 years as a senior deputy head at a London prep school. She is also a qualified coach working 1:1 with children, teens and parents, focusing on managing emotions, building confidence and self-acceptance. Louise curates the content in The Happy Confident Club.
Dr Pippa Busch
Educational Psychologist
Dr Pippa Busch is an Educational Psychologist with extensive experience working with young people, families and educators. She began her private practice, The Child Psych, after years in the Local Authority. Dr Pippa regularly speaks at schools and at UK and international conferences on SEND, attachment, neuro-affirming practice and autism.
Read the expert article and watch the webinar to understand friendship
3-min video explaining the toolkit to the whole family
Complete 7 intro activities to understand each other better
Explore that negative voice and how to talk back to it
Reflect on how it feels when friends behave in a way that upsets us
Learn how to respond when challenges arise and how to get support
Happier, more friendship-savvy kids in 30 days when you work through this toolkit, or your money back.
