More than just good friendly advice, “How to Help Your Child Make and Keep Friends” is a virtual guidebook and manual on the subject of friendships. The author is, without question, one of the premier experts in this field of childhood relationships.

This book should be kept and referred to many times when you are trying to understand your child’s friendships. Though written about school aged children, many adults could benefit greatly from this advice, as making and keeping friends is something you never outgrow.

The book is divided into five main parts:

I. Finding Friends

II. Making Friends

III. Keeping Friends

IV. Dealing with Teasing, Bullying and Meanness

V. Helping Your Child Out of Trouble  

Of major importance are chapters on the negative effects of fighting and bullying -- and what to do, whether your child is the victim or the perpetrator. Ultimately, friendships are so important in life that this book becomes an indispensable reference book for any library.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who cares about the importance of finding, making and keeping friends for their children and for themselves

David L. Jones, GATE parent