Friend is sometimes mean and sometimes kind (Riley, Age 8.5) | 167

Ep. 167 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Dealing with an inconsistent friend | Friendship advice for kids

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*** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

- If a friend is sometimes kind and sometimes mean, would you give more importance to their kind actions or their mean ones? Why?

- Sometimes kids act mean because they don’t like someone, but that’s not the only possible reason. What are some other reasons why they might do something mean?

- Why does Dr. Friendtastic recommend talking to a friend privately (when it’s just the two of you) when you have a friendship rough spot? (Hint: How could having other people around make it harder to solve things?)

- Why is being mean not a good way to deal with a friendship rough spot?

*** You might also like these podcast episodes:

Ep. 71 - Is she a friend or not? (Tali, Age 11)

https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep71-tali-age-11-is-she-a-friend-or-not

Ep. 59 - Get rid of toxic friends? (Jessie, Age 13)

https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-ep59-jessie-age-13

Ep. 160 - Friends punish her?! (River, Age 9)

https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep160-friends-punish-her-river-age9

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