51. Stages of Friendship During Childhood

Episode 51 – Stages of Friendship During Childhood



19 min. 41. sec. Adults and children both need friends! However, we go about developing those friendships in different ways because children have different abilites than adults do.  This episode lays out five stages that children go through, based on their ages and developmental abilities, that can help parents understand where their child is and what some of the struggles may be anticipated.




Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about:

-Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​
-What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​.
-What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​.
-Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​

No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding.

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