How can I help my 8 year old daughter make and keep friends?
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You're asking the wrong people. I'm sorry, and I don't mean to be rude but you need to discuss this with your child. My son has had issues with making friends when we moved and I asked HIM how he thought he could make friends and what friendship means to him. He's the opposite of your child though. He's a push over and allows the others to hurt him and still thinks they are friends. He gets bullied a lot. But we discuss things like that often. Talk to your child, instill your values about friendships and how to be a person that people will enjoy spending time with. Hopefully over time she'll change her ways. Good luck to you.
tell her firends to keep firends being firends whit her
Get involved in a couple of activities after school that require team work. Be involved in them with her. Get some books/reading matereial on it. Contact a counseling center to obtain the best materials.
Good Luck
Maybe you could get her into some team sports which will teach her how to interaact with others. And sometimes a slightly older friend may help too as she could listen and learn from them. And an older friend may be more inclined to tell her she's being bossy rather than just stop being her friend because she doesnt like to be dominated. Good luck.
I used to be very mouthly and bossey it's just a stage in the young age. She'll soon learn that being nice and respectful to others allows you to gain more out of life and friendship.
But I now have lots of friends and a lovely family.
Try Joining her to a club after school to make friends etc. Thats what I done and other kids her age will change her personaitly
I don't make many friends too. I often loose them. I am 25 years old. Most of the time, I think I am better than other people whom I think are less unique than I am. I guess I have to deal with my attitude problem. I hope she makes many friends. Don't be like me. (But I will change!)
How come she is 8 and like this..are you all like this in the house .dis functional family...she should have learnt how to make friends from you or from daddy..okay you are asking .because you don't know any better to teach her... but what about daddy..
Children mirror our actions. Does your daughter see you being a friend.does she see you interacting with your friends? Are you bossy with her or your friends?
Find some good activities to boost her confidence. Karate or martial arts are always good. She may be running with a group of friends that cause her to have low confidence. Maybe she is subconscience about her appearance??
Take some time out of this coming up weekend to spend some good quality time with her. Maybe go get some "mini makovers" at the mall?? (Wash and Cut and a new outfit?) Have a good talk. Maybe you could ask her advice about this friend you have who is really bossy (maybe she'll realize what she is doing without your having to specifically address it).
Good Luck!!
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