The Survival Guide for Making and Being Friends (The Free Spirit Survival Guides for Kids) - Softcover

James J.; PH.D. Crist

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157542472X ISBN 13: 9781575424729

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Friendships make us happier and healthier. Friends improve our self-esteem and help us live longer it's true! Whether kids find socializing as natural as smiling or as hard as learning a foreign 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. 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.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. James J. Crist is the clinical director and a staff psychologist at the Child and Family Counseling Center (CFCC) in Woodbridge, Virginia, and a substance abuse counselor, working with addictive disorders in teens and adults. 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 has authored and coauthored numerous books including 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157542472X
• ISBN 13: 9781575424729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128