How to express your feelings with friends (Aida, Age 5)
Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Advice for Kids (K-8) · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD
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Ep. 102 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Why both negative and positive feelings help us build strong friendships
Aida wants to know how to express her feelings with friends. Learn tips for what is most likely to get a good response...or not!
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*** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Why is expressing both positive and negative feelings important for building a strong friendship?
- What are some unhelpful ways to express negative feelings? What should you do instead?
- Use the “I feel…when you… because… Please…” formula to create an example of how you might express negative feelings to a friend. Why is this a useful formula? (Hint: What information does it give your friend?)
- What are some reasons why kids sometimes have trouble expressing positive feelings to a friend? Why do they sometimes have trouble expressing negative feelings to a friend? (Hint: What are they be afraid might happen?)
*** You might also like these podcast episodes:
Ep. 67 - Choosing good friends (Paul, Age 12)https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/paul-age-12-choosing-friends-who
Ep. 45 - Gets angry at classmates (Reid, Age 5)https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/reid-age-5-gets-angry-at-classmates
Ep. 86 - How to know if you can trust a friend (Sally, Age 14) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep86-sally-age-14-how-to-know-if-you-can-trust-a-friend
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