Let's Talk About Friendship: A Guide to Help Adults Talk With Kids About Friendship

Description

A book-and-card set featuring thoughtful exercises and prompts to encourage open conversations about childhood friends and relationships Start the conversation and help children open up about peer relationships with Let's Talk About Friendship. Featuring a beautifully illustrated book and 20 accompanying conversation cards, Let's Talk About Friendship inspires thoughtful discussions between adults and children, helping young people to speak about relationships with their peers and the bonds they are developing to encourage social and emotional wellbeing. Whether it's workshopping interpersonal skills that can help build relationships, or providing a child with the tools to cope in situations where he or she feels left out, the activities and exercises inside use prompts and images to discuss important issues with a focus on mental wellbeing and understanding. This set allows adults to engage with children on an emotional level, helping them to develop important social connections, as well as growing their compassion, communication and effective listening skills.

Casey O'Brien Martin is a School Adjustment Counsellor, Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, and Registered Nurse. Casey uses her unique skillsets to create engaging resources that promote holistic wellbeing in children, helping them grow into confident individuals. Alongside her work in a Massachusetts public school, Casey is an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University. She is the author of Skills for Big Feelings, blogs at www.wholechildcounseling.com and has been featured in NEA Today Magazine, Authority Magazine, Yahoo News, Medium, and MSN Lifestyle.