Friendships: Guide children on how to make good friends

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This week we have been talking about the importance of making good friends. How important is it for one to find good friends and to be a good friend to other people?

Good friends are our social capital.

When we have good, loyal friends, we can count ourselves as having much even if we actually have little in terms of material things.

With good friends, one can consider themselves rich.

Having a best friend, playing with other children and going to birthday parties are routine activities for children.

The more friends one has in childhood, the merrier it is.

Not having friends seems to be more painful in childhood than in adulthood.

Childhood seems to be filled with a lot of activities and a lot of bustle. And if you do not have friends, you are left out.

Friendships teach children to care about others. They teach children how to solve conflicts. They teach them to give and to share, to listen, and to discover their abilities.

We can teach our children how to be good friends, how to nurture friendships, how to be reliable in friendship and how to make friends.

None of my children are introverted, but if your child is an introvert, you need to put in more effort as a parent.

You may have to teach the child how to start conversations, or how to find things of common interest with other children.

While talking about friendship with my children, I let them know that friendship grows. If we nurture it well, we get good friends.

However, some children struggle socially and have trouble making and keeping friends. We need to help them in every way we can in their struggles.