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Learning Tip: Making friends

Like sharing and taking turns, your preschooler needs to learn social skills about friendship. Good friendship skills can help your child grow into a kind and compassionate person.

To start, help your child to understand and discuss feelings. When you read a story, point out a character that feels happy or sad and ask what made the character feel that way. Then make it personal: What makes your child feel happy or sad?

You can also start a dinner conversation about "friendly contemplation":

What qualities are important to being a good friend?
What do you look for when choosing a friend?
What are some examples of friends who exhibit those qualities?
How are you a friend to others?