Friends Always

by Tanja Wenisch

I'm never playing with Quentin again! Never, never, NEVER!

I can play with Tony — he likes dinosaurs. I can play with Nadia — she likes tea parties. I can play with Jerry — he likes hide-and-go seek. I can play with Estelle — she makes me laugh.

Or I can play with Quentin. Wonder what he's doing?

Reading this book with your child can be a fun way to talk about friendship, conflicts with friends, and forgiveness.

A Note to Parents and Caregivers written by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, discusses the normal ups and downs of childhood friendships and how children argue and make up with friends as a means of practicing social roles that they will assume in later years.