Those words above were uttered to me by a very wise teacher.
I often recall these words when a student asks for help with a friendship issue.
As a teacher, my job is not to solve the problem for my students.
My role is to guide them through the situation and equip them with the skills they need to resolve the situation themselves. No easy matter!
Over at Mumtastic, I’ve shared 18 ways to help your kids navigate their way through tricky friendship issues. You can read the article here.
What are your tips and tricks for helping your kiddies through friendship issues?
That was a great article! Kids have to really navigate these days, it seems much harder than when I was young! I have my daughter reading Cole’s Perfect Puppy by Frances Crossno, francescrossno.com. It seems to have really drawn her in and she is seeing how to be a good freind under different circumstances.