<b>Every kid’s must-have primer for being a good friend.</b><br /><br /> Whether kids find socializing as natural as smiling or as hard as learning a new language, this book can help them improve their social skills so they can better enjoy the benefits of friendship. Practical advice covers everything from breaking the ice to developing friendships to overcoming problems and being a good friend. True-to-life vignettes, “what would you do?” scenarios, voluminous examples, quizzes to test learning, “Try This” assignments for practicing techniques, and advice from real kids make this an accessible life-skills handbook.<br /><br /><b>Survival Guides for Kids</b><br /> Helping Kids Help Themselves®<br /> Straightforward, friendly, and loaded with practical advice, the Free Spirit Survival Guides for Kids give kids the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive. With plenty of realistic examples and bright illustrations, they are accessible, encouraging, kid-friendly, and even life-changing.
<p><b>Dr. James J. Crist</b> is a psychologist and Clinical Director at the Child and Family Counseling Center (CFCC) in Woodbridge, Virginia. At CFCC, he provides psychological testing and individual, couples, and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults, specializing in children with ADHD, depression, and anxiety disorders. He is also a licensed substance abuse counselor who works with addictive disorders in teens and adults. Dr. Crist has authored and coauthored numerous books, including Keeping Your Cool When They Can't: Parenting Children Who Struggle with Anger; I'm Here: A Peer Counseling Guide for Teens; What's the Big Deal About Addictions?; What to Do When You're Cranky and Blue; What to Do When You're Scared and Worried; Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together; and The Survival Guide to Making and Being Friends.</p><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contents</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>A Friendly Introduction</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 1: What’s the Big Deal About Friends?</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 2: Ten Tips for Meeting and Making New Friends</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 3: Five More Friendship Skills (And Four Friendship Flubs to Avoid)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 4: How to Keep Friendships Going Strong</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 5: Get-Togethers: Being a Host with the Most and a Guest Who’s the Best</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 6: How Autism, ADHD, and Other Disorders Affect Friendships</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 7: How to Handle Fights, Hurt Feelings, and Other Friendship Troubles</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 8: When Friendships End</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chapter 9: The Next Step: Being the Best Friend You Can Be</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>A Note to Grown-Ups</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Resources</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Index</b></p>
