Have you moved to a different location, where your child has to go to a new school? It's a part of being a parent or guardian to help your child make friends.
1Let your kid be himself. You don't want your child to make friends for the wrong reasons, such as trying to impress you.
2Provide your son or daughter with the right gear. Dress them nicely, and keep encouraging him/her to do well, and make friends.
3Support quality over quantity. If your child makes at least one friend, you're off to a good start. Invite his/her friend over, and have fun.
4Befriend the neighbors. If you move in the middle of the summer, try to make friends with the neighbors. There might be someone with children around the same age.
5Model good friendship attitudes for your child. Your child might be the kind that just jumps up to someone that looks lonely and says "Hi, what's your name?" Or your child might be the lonely one. Either way, you definitely do not want to make a bad impression, or become a bad role model for your child.
6Try to make change happen at the start of a school year where possible. If you might have moved in the middle of the year, then you might have a little problem. But if school is just starting again, your child might see some of her/his old friends.
7Don't worry. Real friends are hard to find, but they last forever. Your child might just find a way and when it happens, it'll happen so fast you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. Good luck with the rest of the year!
Questions and Answers
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- Let your child be themselves.
- Don't limit them so much.
- Try to put a positive effect on the year.
- If your child is being bullied you have to know right away'; always ask your child about how their day went and if there were any "problems".
- There eventually will be a child that will always get on your kid's nerves. Remember that.
Things You'll Need
- New clothes
- Pencil boxes (pencils included)
- A positive attitude
- New shoes
- Winter jacket/jacket where relevant (maybe a vest as well)